Mechanisms of Radiation-Induced Heart Disease Following Chest Radiation

LV, left ventricular; RT, radiotherapy.

Adapted from Lancellotti P et al. Expert consensus for multi-modality imaging evaluation of cardiovascular complications of radiotherapy in adults: a report from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the American Society of Echocardiography. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013;14:721-740. By permission of Oxford University Press, on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology and the Authors.