Radiation Therapy-Induced Cardiovascular Disease Treated by a Percutaneous Approach

We report the case of a 51-year-old woman, treated with radiotherapy at the age of two years, for a pulmonary sarcoma. Subsequently she developed severe aortic stenosis and bilateral ostial coronary artery disease, symptomatic for dyspnea (NYHA III functional class). Due to the prohibitive surgical...

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Main Authors: Luigi Fiocca, Micol Coccato, Vasile Sirbu, Angelina Vassileva, Giulio Guagliumi, Giuseppe Musumeci, Amedeo Terzi, Gianluca Canu, Elisa Cerchierini, Diego Cugola, Orazio Valsecchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/851624
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Summary:We report the case of a 51-year-old woman, treated with radiotherapy at the age of two years, for a pulmonary sarcoma. Subsequently she developed severe aortic stenosis and bilateral ostial coronary artery disease, symptomatic for dyspnea (NYHA III functional class). Due to the prohibitive surgical risk, she underwent successful stenting in the right coronary artery and left main ostia with drug eluting stents and, afterwards, transcatheter aortic valve replacement with transfemoral implantation of a 23 mm Edwards SAPIEN XT valve. The percutaneous treatment was successful without complications and the patient is in NYHA II functional class at 2 years’ follow-up, fully carrying out normal daily activities.
ISSN:2090-6404
2090-6412