Correlation analysis between coronary artery calcifications and cardiovascular disease in patients with breast cancer after radiotherapy
10.3760/cma.j.cn113030-20221205-00413
- VernacularTitle:冠状动脉钙化与乳腺癌患者放疗后心血管疾病相关性
- Author:
Buzhi SONG
1
;
Ziyi XIAO
;
Zekai ZENG
;
Yingshan GAO
;
Qingyu WU
;
Yingying ZHOU
;
Hongmei WANG
Author Information
1. 南方医科大学第一临床医学院，广州 510515
- Keywords:
Breast neoplasms;
Radiotherapy;
Coronary artery calcification;
Cardiovascular diseases
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology
2024;33(1):85-89
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Coronary artery calcifications (CAC) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). It has been revealed that this condition can be automatically quantified through computerize tomographic (CT) scan contained in radiotherapy plan for patients with breast cancer, with which, physicians can identify the patients with increased risk of CVD after radiotherapy prematurely and take intervention measures in advance. In this article, the current literature and research progress on the correlation between CAC and cardiotoxicity in patients with breast cancer after radiotherapy were reviewed, expecting to provide a strategy to reduce the CVD risk in patients with breast cancer after radiotherapy.
