Assessment of the onset of radiation-induced cardiac damage after radiotherapy of breast cancer patients

Conclusionthe mean dose delivered to the heart is significantly higher in left-sided patients, and it was correlated to the total radiotherapy dose. One year after radiotherapy, ΔLVEF is possibly good marker of cardiotoxicity onset, however, the persistent elevation of both TnI and CK-MBRI could identify both patients with cardiotoxicity and patients that are thought to be in subclinical phase of cardiac damage.
Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research