Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty for Coronary Stenosis Following Radiotherapy

Overview

Journal Int J Cardiol

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 1988 Jul 1

PMID 2969870

Citations 2

Authors

L M Sande

J Casariego

A R LLORIAN

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Abstract

A 50-year-old woman who developed severe angina pectoris 67 months following radiation therapy of the left side of the chest for adenocarcinoma of the left breast is reported. Angiographic studies showed an isolated severe stenosis in the left anterior descending coronary artery. Successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty was performed.

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