welcomes you to the new, improved website!This retrospective case-control study involving 1852 Hodgkin lymphoma 5-year survivors found that radiation to the heart valves tend to increase the risk for clinically significant valvular heart disease. The rate increased 3.1-fold in patients receiving 31-35 Gy and 11.8-fold in those who received > 40 Gy.
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Risk for Valvular Heart Disease After Treatment for Hodgkin Lymphoma
Source: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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Author(s): David J. Cutter, Michael Schaapveld, Sarah C. Darby, Michael Hauptmann, Frederika A. van Nimwegen, Augustinus D. G. Krol, Cecile P. M. Janus, Flora E. van Leeuwen and Berthe M. P. Aleman
