Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2984363 | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2007 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
Among patients undergoing cardiac surgery after thoracic radiation, radiation exposure is heterogeneous, and therefore these patients cannot be managed and assessed as a single uniform cohort. Extensively irradiated patients are more likely to develop radiation heart disease, which increases perioperative morbidity and decreases short- and long-term survival.
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Authors
Albert S.Y. MD, Nicholas G. MD, Catherine L. MD, Monica M. BS, Ulf MD, Jingyuan MS, Eugene H. MD, Bruce W. MD,