Pathology of radiation-induced heart disease: A surgical and autopsy study of 27 cases

Human Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 766-773

  Veinot, John P ^a,b   Edwards, William D ^a,c  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

coronary artery; heart; myocardium; pericardium; radiation; valve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EFFUSION; FEMALE; HEART INJURY; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RELATED PHENOMENA;

EID: 0029848057     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(96)90447-5     Document Type: Article

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