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
From page
117
To page
119
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
Record number
2538226
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