Pericarditis

Acute exudative pericarditis is rare and often occurs during radiotherapy as a reaction to necrosis/inflammation of a tumor located next to the heart

Delayed acute pericarditis occurs within weeks after radiotherapy and can be revealed by either an asymptomatic pericardial effusion or a symptomatic pericarditis. Cardiac tamponade is rare. Spontaneous clearance of this effusion may take up to 2 years.

Cardiomyopathy: Acute myocarditis related to radiation-induced inflammation with transient repolarization abnormalities and mild myocardial dysfunction.

Valve disease: No immediate apparent effects.

Coronary artery disease: No immediate apparent effects (perfusion defects can be seen in 47% of patients 6 months after radiotherapy and may be accompanied by wall motion abnormalities and chest pain. Their long -term prognosis and significance are unknown).

Carotid artery disease: No immediate apparent effects.

Other vascular disease: No immediate apparent effects.