Radiation Heart Disease.

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s1 May 1967Radiation Heart Disease.Keith E. Cohn, M.D., J. Robert Stewart, M.D., Luis F. Fajardo, M.D., E. William Hancock, M.D., F.A.C.P.Keith E. Cohn, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, J. Robert Stewart, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, Luis F. Fajardo, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, E. William Hancock, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-66-5-1035_3 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTwenty-five patients who developed heart disease after radiation therapy to the chest for malignant neoplasm have been studied. Twenty-three patients had pericardial disease, including acute pericarditis (15 cases), chronic pericardial effusion (12 cases), and chronic constrictive pericarditis (10 cases).Pericardial effusion developed during an episode of acute pericarditis in 11 cases, and 6 patients had cardiac tamponade. The pericardial fluid was usually bloody, with a high protein content. Ten patients with acute pericarditis recovered, but five progressed to chronic constrictive pericardial disease. The chronic constrictive pericarditis occurred in association with chronic pericardial effusion (seven cases) and with myocardial fibrosis and... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Palo Alto, California PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 May 1967Volume 66, Issue 5Page: 1035-1036KeywordsCardiovascular therapyMyocardial fibrosisPericardial diseasesProteinsRadiation therapyThorax Issue Published: 1 May 1967 PDF downloadLoading ...