Coronary Artery Calcium Score Assessment in Breast Cancer Patients After Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy: Is Calcium Score an Appropriate Screening Study?
Abstract:Background: Adjuvant radiation therapy (RT) improves the prognosis of breast cancer (BC); nevertheless, causes post-RT complications. One of the most life-threatening complications of RT in BC patients is atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD). Compared with old two-dimensional RT (2D-RT), newer three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) protects normal tissues including the heart from irradiation. Early detection of plaques using coronary artery calcium score (CACS) could improve the post-RT BC … Show more
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