Mediastinal irradiation: A risk factor for atherosclerosis of the internal thoracic arteries

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 597-600

  Renner, Suzanne M ^a   Massel, David ^a   Moon, Byung C ^a  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arteries; Atherosclerosis; Bypass; Lymphoma; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY RISK; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIATION INJURY; REVASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0033023097     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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