Radiation-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction
This article reviews factors contributing to a thoracic cancer patient's risk for RICD, including RT dose to the heart and/or cardiac substructures, other anticancer treatments, and a patient's cardiometabolic health. It is also discussed how automated tracking of these factors within electronic medical record environments may aid radiation oncologists and other treating physicians in their ability to prevent, detect, and/or treat RICD in this expanding patient population.
Source: Heart Failure Clinics - Category: Cardiology Authors: Lauren N. Pedersen, Menka Khoobchandani, Randall Brenneman, Joshua D. Mitchell, Carmen Bergom Source Type: research
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