Coronary artery calcium may help determine patients’ risk of cardiovascular events during radiation treatment
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11 February 2022Coronary artery calcium may help determine patients’ risk of cardiovascular events during radiation treatment
Lung cancer patients with higher amounts of coronary artery calcium have an increased risk of an adverse cardiovascular event as a result of thoracic radiation therapy compared to patients with no coronary artery calcium. The study is being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient virtual course on Feb. 11-12, 2022.
