RADIATION INDUCED CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

Course overview

RADIATION-INDUCED CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (RICAD) IS THE SECOND MOST COMMON CAUSE OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN MAINLY ONCOLOGY PATIENTS TREATED WITH RADIATION THERAPY (RT). WITH INCREASED RATES OF ONCOLOGIC TREATMENT, THE RATES OF RICAD ARE INCREASING IN PARALLEL. THIS ACTIVITY WILL DISCUSS IN DETAIL THE ETIOLOGY OF RICAD, EPIDEMIOLOGY, CLINICAL PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, SCREENING RECOMMENDATIONS, TREATMENT OPTIONS, DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS, AND COMPLICATIONS, AS WELL AS, THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.