Irradiation-induced carotid artery stenosis: a preventable complication of neck radiotherapy?

Angiology. 2009 Jun-Jul;60(3):273-5. doi: 10.1177/0003319709336419.

Authors

Kosmas I Paraskevas¹, Athanassios D Giannoukas, Dimitri P Mikhailidis

Affiliation

¹ Department of Vascular Surgery, Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 19622531
DOI: 10.1177/0003319709336419

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Animals
Carotid Stenosis / etiology
Carotid Stenosis / prevention & control*
Critical Pathways
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Hypercholesterolemia / complications
Hypercholesterolemia / etiology
Hypercholesterolemia / prevention & control
Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Radiation Injuries / etiology
Radiation Injuries / prevention & control*
Risk Factors

Substances

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors