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Radiation Related Cardiovascular Disease

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Cardiovascular disease, is a well known complication of radiation therapy. This is especially seen in Hogdkin’s lymphoma survivors, who have received mediastinal therapy.

In this chapter, we present some of the common conditions associated with radiation induced heart disease.

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    S. Wamique Yusuf

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Yusuf, S.W. (2018). Radiation Related Cardiovascular Disease. In: Yusuf, S., Banchs, J. (eds) Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62088-6_7

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