Review Article

Radiation-Induced Heart Disease: A Clinical Update

Table 1

Spectrum of radiation induced heart disease.

(1) Radiation-induced atherosclerosis
 (a) Symptomatic
 (b) Asymptomatic
(2) Pericardial disease
 (a) Acute pericarditis
 (b) Delayed pericarditis
 (c) Pericardial effusion
 (d) Constrictive pericarditis
(3) Myocardial and Endocardial disease
 (a) Pancarditis
 (b) Cardiomyopathy
(4) Valvular disease
(5) Conduction disturbances
 (a) RBBB
 (b) Atrioventricular nodal block