Coronary artery bypass grafting after radiation therapy for lung cancer

Radiation therapy has been a common treatment modality for many malignant tumors, including lung cancer. Coronary artery disease can be an adverse effect of chest irradiation as well as other major coronary risk factors. Coronary artery bypass grafting in such patients is difficult due to the presen...

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Published in:Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2017-12, Vol.33 (4), p.328-331
Main Authors: Yamamoto, Naoki, Inagaki, Masahiro, Fujii, Taro, Kogure, Shuhei, Yuasa, Uhito, Tokui, Toshiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiac Surgery
Case Report
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Vascular Surgery
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Summary:Radiation therapy has been a common treatment modality for many malignant tumors, including lung cancer. Coronary artery disease can be an adverse effect of chest irradiation as well as other major coronary risk factors. Coronary artery bypass grafting in such patients is difficult due to the presence of extensive radiation-induced mediastinal fibrosis. Here, we describe a successful case of surgical treatment for left main of coronary artery occlusion after radiation therapy for advanced lung cancer.
ISSN:0970-9134
0973-7723
DOI:10.1007/s12055-017-0512-3