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238. Cardio-Oncology: Radiation-Associated Cardiovascular Disease with Dr. Eric Yang

Cardionerds: A Cardiology Podcast

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Cancer Survivor Risk Factors

Some risk factors we look at that might be a red flag for us to be more aggressive in screening are, for instance, if you've received anterior left chest radiation therapy. If the tumor or infiltrate degree was down below subdiformmatic or in the abdomen, radiation treatments can also occur and affect other structures such as perforteal disease or renal artery stenosis. And another important teaching point is that if you hear the term mantle radiation, it's not just a heart.

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