Abstract
A 55-year-old woman presented with profound congestive heart failure 23 years following mediastinal radiation. Ejection fraction (EF) was 35%. Symptoms markedly improved and EF increased to >55% following saphenous vein bypass for ≤80% ostial left main stenosis. Radiation therapy, a known risk factor for coronary atherosclerosis, may present with reversible severe silent ischemia.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 260-262 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Clinical Cardiology |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1996 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine