Ionising radiation and cardiovascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

MP Little, TV Azizova, DB Richardson, S Tapio… - bmj, 2023 - bmj.com
Objective To systematically review and perform a meta-analysis of radiation associated risks
of cardiovascular disease in all groups exposed to radiation with individual radiation dose …

Cardiotoxicity following thoracic radiotherapy for lung cancer

GM Walls, C Bergom, JD Mitchell… - British Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Radiotherapy is the standard of care treatment for unresectable NSCLC, combined with
concurrent chemotherapy and adjuvant immunotherapy. Despite technological advances in …

A historical survey of key epidemiological studies of ionizing radiation exposure

MP Little, D Bazyka, AB Gonzalez… - Radiation …, 2024 - meridian.allenpress.com
In this article we review the history of key epidemiological studies of populations exposed to
ionizing radiation. We highlight historical and recent findings regarding radiation-associated …

Association of statin use with cancer-and noncancer-associated survival among patients with breast cancer in Asia

WT Chang, HW Lin, SH Lin, YH Li - JAMA network open, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance In addition to protective effects on the cardiovascular system, statins may reduce
the risk of breast cancer recurrence owing to potential anti-inflammatory benefits. Given that …

Cardiac substructure radiation dose and associations with tachyarrhythmia and bradyarrhythmia after lung cancer radiotherapy

KM Atkins, SC Zhang, C Kehayias, C Guthier, J He… - Cardio Oncology, 2024 - jacc.org
Background Arrhythmias are common following radiotherapy for non–small cell lung cancer.
Objectives The aim of this study was to analyze the association of distinct arrhythmia classes …

[HTML][HTML] Major adverse cardiac event risk prediction model incorporating baseline Cardiac disease, Hypertension, and Logarithmic Left anterior descending coronary …

MC Tjong, DS Bitterman, K Brantley, A Nohria… - Radiotherapy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and purpose In patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-
NSCLC) post-radiotherapy, mean heart dose (MHD) and the percent of left anterior …

Elevated coronary artery calcium quantified by a validated deep learning model from lung cancer radiotherapy planning scans predicts mortality

KM Atkins, J Weiss, R Zeleznik, DS Bitterman… - JCO clinical cancer …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Coronary artery calcium (CAC) quantified on computed tomography (CT) scans
is a robust predictor of atherosclerotic coronary disease; however, the feasibility and …

[HTML][HTML] Statins in mitigating anticancer treatment-related cardiovascular disease

R Jiang, L Lou, W Shi, Y Chen, Z Fu, S Liu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Certain anticancer therapies inevitably increase the risk of cardiovascular events, now the
second leading cause of death among cancer patients. This underscores the critical need for …

Role and molecular mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine in preventing cardiotoxicity associated with chemoradiotherapy

XF Lv, RQ Wen, K Liu, XK Zhao, CL Pan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cardiotoxicity is a serious complication of cancer therapy. It is the second leading cause of
morbidity and mortality in cancer survivors and is associated with a variety of factors …

A roadmap for modelling radiation‐induced cardiac disease

SC Zhang, AP Nikolova, M Kamrava… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiac risk mitigation is a major priority in improving outcomes for cancer survivors as
advances in cancer screening and treatments continue to decrease cancer mortality. More …