A Blast From the Past: Radiation Therapy During Childhood Causing Cardiac Fibrosis and Calcification Leading to Complete Heart Block

Complete heart block (CHB) in a young patient is a rare phenomenon necessitating an extensive workup to identify the etiology of conduction disturbance. Radiotherapy of the thorax is a known risk factor for cardiomyopathy; however, CHB is a rare complication. Here we present a case of a 46-year-old...

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Autores principales: Malyshev, Yury, Chukwuka, Nnamdi, Hashmi, Arsalan Talib, Rosanel, Sarah, Kulbak, Guy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7594667/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33133873
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10709

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7594667/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33133873
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10709

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