Radiation Therapy-Induced Cardiovascular Disease Treated by a Percutaneous Approach. (30th April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fiocca, Luigi; Coccato, Micol; Sirbu, Vasile; Vassileva, Angelina; Guagliumi, Giulio; Musumeci, Giuseppe; Terzi, Amedeo; Canu, Gianluca; Cerchierini, Elisa; Cugola, Diego; Valsecchi, Orazio
• Other Names: Shimada Kenei Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in cardiology. Volume 2015(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-04-30
• Subjects: Cardiology -- Periodicals; 616.12005
• DOI: 10.1155/2015/851624
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6404

Abstract

Abstract : 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.