Title of article :
Open Heart Surgery after Mediastinal Radiation Therapy
Author/Authors :
HENRY MAKARY, LAlLA FAROUK Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Anesthesia, Egypt
Abstract :
Purpose: The use of radiation therapy has led to a significant improvement in the survival rate of patients treated for Hodgkin s disease, breast cancer and other malignances, however as patients live longer the potentially serious adverse effects of radiation on the heart raised increasing concern.
Keywords :
Open heart surgery , Mediastinal radiation therapy.
Journal title :
The Medical Journal of Cairo University
Journal title :
The Medical Journal of Cairo University
