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TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION IN PATIENTS WITH PREVIOUS EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY

Authors :
Amy L. Paul
Jose Diez
Richard Fish
Zvonimir Krajcer
Benjamin Cheong
Ross M. Reul
Ali Mortazavi
James Livesay
Guilherme V. Silva
Neil Strickman
David A. Ott
Joseph Navarijo
Stephanie A. Coulter
Raymond F. Stainback
Kathryn G Dougherty
Joseph S. Coselli
Source :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 67:2170
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2016.

Abstract

Exposing the heart to external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) increases the risk of heart disease sevenfold. We report 23 patients with previous EBRT and critical aortic stenosis (AS) who were treated with transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Of the 424 consecutive patients who underwent TAVI

Details

ISSN :
07351097
Volume :
67
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........b99568964ce5d75440ef63c37ba02232
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(16)32171-4