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ReviewHerz2011

Cardiac side effects of conventional and particle radiotherapy in cancer patients.

A Wittig, R Engenhart-Cabillic

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Review in Herz, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Radiotherapy and anthracyclines - cardiovascular toxicity.Contemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland) · 2015
    Review
  4. Review
  5. [Distribution of coronary artery stenosis after radiation for breast cancer].Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2012
    Article
  6. Review
  7. HSA-MnOTechnology in cancer research & treatment
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

A WittigDepartment of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Gießen and Marburg, Philipps University Marburg, Baldingerstrasse, Germany. wittig@med.uni-marburg.de
R Engenhart-Cabillic

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radiation therapy, which has become an integral part of modern treatment strategies for many types of cancer in recent decades, is associated with the risk of long-term adverse effects. Particularly in the case of patients with a good prognosis as a result of these modern treatment modalities, avoiding therapy-related side effects plays an increasingly important role. Of these side effects, cardiac complications are particularly relevant since they not only adversely affect quality of life but can also be potentially life-threatening. This review summarizes and critically analyzes the available evidence on the impact of ionizing irradiation on the cardiovascular system. The paper presents an overview of the current knowledge on epidemiological evidence, clinical presentation and risk factors of radiation-induced cardiovascular disease. Additionally, mechanisms of development of this type of complication and strategies for screening, treatment, and avoiding cardiac complications are discussed.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesHumansNeoplasmsRadiation InjuriesRadiopharmaceuticalsRadiotherapy, ConformalRadiopharmaceuticals

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