Long-term survival of patients with radiation heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery: A cohort study

Willis Wu, Ahmad Masri, Zoran B. Popovic, Nicholas G. Smedira, Bruce W. Lytle, Thomas H. Marwick, Brian P. Griffin, Milind Y. Desai

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Abstract

Background-Thoracic radiation results in radiation-associated heart disease (RAHD), often requiring cardiothoracic surgery (CTS). We sought to measure long-term survival in RAHD patients undergoing CTS, to compare them with a matched control population undergoing similar surgical procedures, and to identify potential predictors of long-term survival. Methods and Results-In this retrospective observational cohort study of patients undergoing CTS, matched on the basis of age, sex, and type/time of CTS, 173 RAHD patients (75% women; age, 63±14 years) and 305 comparison patients (74% women; age, 63±4 years) were included. The vast majority of RAHD patients had prior breast cancer (53%) and Hodgkin lymphoma (27%), and the mean time from radiation was 18±12 years. Clinical and surgical parameters were recorded. The preoperative EuroSCORE and all-cause mortality were recorded. The mean EuroSCOREs were similar in the RAHD and comparison groups (7.8±3 versus 7.4±3, respectively; P=0.1). Proximal coronary artery disease was higher in patients with RAHD versus the comparison patients (45% versus 38%; P=0.09), whereas redo CTS was lower in the RACD versus the comparison group (20% versus 29%; P=0.02). About two thirds of patients in either group had combination surgical procedures. During a mean follow-up of 7.6±3 years, a significantly higher proportion of patients died in the RAHD group than in the comparison group (55% versus 28%; P

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1476-1484
Number of pages9
JournalCirculation
Volume127
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 9 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Heart disease
  • Radiation
  • Surgery
  • Survival

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physiology (medical)
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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