Critical stenosis of aortic and mitral valves after mediastinal irradiation

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 247-250

  Adabag, A Selcuk ^a   Dykoski, Richard ^a   Ward, Herbert ^a   Anand, Inder S ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart valve diseases; Mitral valve stenosis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION INJURY; RARE DISEASE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 4744343007     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20158     Document Type: Article

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