Radiation associated heart disease – Cardiology MCQ


Which statement about radiation associated heart disease is not true?
a) Risk is higher in those who received chemotherapy with agents like anthracyclines in addition to radiation
b) Less common in survivors of breast cancer and Hodgkin’s disease
c) Could involve all the three layers of the heart with pericarditis, myocardial fibrosis or dysfunction, and valvular damage
d) Can cause co-existence of restrictive heart disease with constrictive pericarditis
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