Cardiovascular diseases induced by radiotherapy. Case report

Abstract

The article presents the current understanding of the problem of radiation therapy (RT)-induced heart diseases. The paper is based on a clinical case of restrictive cardiomyopathy in a female previously cured of Hodgkin's lymphoma with RT. The importance of using modern imaging technologies aimed at verifying pathomorphological changes in the myocardium that cause the development of heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction is reflected. The given clinical case shows the combination of visceral complications arising in the long term after RT in oncohematological patients.

Keywords

• hodgkin's lymphoma
• radiation therapy
• restrictive cardiomyopathy
• comorbidity
• cardio-imaging technologies