SILENT ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY AND LEFT COROLLARY OSTIAL STENOSIS SECONDARY TO RADIATION-THERAPY

Authors
ARONOW H KIM M RUBENFIRE M
Citation
H. Aronow et al., SILENT ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY AND LEFT COROLLARY OSTIAL STENOSIS SECONDARY TO RADIATION-THERAPY, Clinical cardiology, 19(3), 1996, pp. 260-262
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Clinical cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01609289
Volume
19
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
260 - 262
Database
ISI
SICI code
0160-9289(1996)19:3<260:SICALC>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
A 55-year-old woman presented with profound congestive heart failure 2 3 years following mediastinal radiation. Ejection fraction (EF) was 35 %. Symptoms markedly improved and EF increased to >55% following saphe nous vein bypass for greater than or equal to 80% ostial left main ste nosis. Radiation therapy, a known risk factor for coronary atheroscler osis, may pre sent with reversible severe silent ischemia.