Research progress on radiation-induced heart disease in esophageal cancer

VernacularTitle:食管癌放射性心脏损伤研究进展
Author: Hongjuan YANG ¹ ; Yunchuan SUN
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1. 河北省沧州中西医结合医院放疗科，沧州　061000
Keywords: Esophageal cancer; Radiotherapy; Heart disease
From: Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2022;31(6):585-588
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Radiotherapy is one of the main treatment for esophageal cancer. With the development of radiotherapy techniques, prognostic outcomes of esophageal cancer have been gradually improved and radiation-induced heart disease (RIHD) has captivated increasing attention. Radiation-induced heart complications mainly encompass pericardial disease, cardiomyopathy, coronary artery atherosclerosis, valvular heart disease, and arrhythmias, etc. The use of modern radiotherapy techniques is expected to mitigate heart injury and reduce the risk of RIHD. Research progress on the incidence and risk factors of RIHD in esophageal cancer were described as follows.