Radiation Heart Disease

Guest: Juan A. Crestanello, M.D.

Host: Malcolm R. Bell, M.D.

Joining us today to discuss radiation heart disease is Juan A. Crestanello, M.D., professor of surgery and Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Tune in to learn more about cardiac disease found in younger patients who have had radiation therapy, radiation heart disease.

Specific topics discussed:

What are the most common manifestations of radiation heart disease?
What type of tumors are treated with mediastinal radiation (breast cancer, lymphomas, lung cancer)?
How many years after radiation does it manifest?
What are the implications for surgery?
What are the implications for life expectancy on patients with radiation heart disease?

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