A Tale of Two Valves: An Echocardiographic Natural History of Radiation Heart Disease

Am J Med. 2017 Jul;130(7):e299-e301. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.01.031. Epub 2017 Feb 17.

Authors

Bo Xu¹, Wael Jaber², Serge Harb², Brian Griffin²

Affiliations

¹ Section of Cardiovascular Imaging, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio. Electronic address: xub@ccf.org.
² Section of Cardiovascular Imaging, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio.

PMID: 28216446
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.01.031

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology
Disease Progression
Echocardiography*
Female
Humans
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology
Radiation Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
Radiation Injuries / etiology
Radiotherapy / adverse effects