Radiation-induced 'pancarditis'.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Bonou, Maria; Masoura, Constantina; Kapelios, Chris J; Barbetseas, John
- Source
- Age & Ageing. Sep2020, Vol. 49 Issue 5, p889-890. 2p. 1 Color Photograph.
- Subject
- *DIAGNOSIS of endocarditis
*AMBULATORY electrocardiography
*BREAST tumors
*COMPUTED tomography
*CORONARY disease
*DYSPNEA
*ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
*EDEMA
*MAGNETIC resonance imaging
*CARDIOMYOPATHIES
*PERICARDITIS
*RADIATION injuries
*CORONARY angiography
*OLD age
- Language
- ISSN
- 0002-0729
The article presents a case of a 69-year-old female who was rushed to the hospital with exertional dyspnea and edema in her lower extremities and was eventually diagnosed with late development of post-radiation-induced pancarditis.