Acute myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteriogram after mantle field radiation therapy for Hodgkin's disease

Joachim Yahalom, Yonathan Hasin, Zvi Fuks

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

26 Scopus citations

Abstract

A case of an acute myocardial infarction occurring in a 19‐year‐old woman, 27 months after mantle radiotherapy for Stage II‐A Hodgkin's disease is described. The coronary arteriogram demonstrated patent and normal coronary arteries, but the echocardiogram revealed pericarditis. The clinical course was further complicated by variant type of angina pectoris which could not be prevented by treatment with vasodilators, but subsided promptly to corticosteroid therapy. It is suggested that radiation induced pericarditis triggered coronary vasospasm leading to the myocardial infarction and to variant angina pectoris.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)637-641
Number of pages5
JournalCancer
Volume52
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Aug 1983
Externally publishedYes

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Acute myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteriogram after mantle field radiation therapy for Hodgkin's disease'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this