@article{JGO4421,
author = {Jonathan Frandsen and Dustin Boothe and David K. Gaffney and Brent D. Wilson and Shane Lloyd},
title = {Increased risk of death due to heart disease after radiotherapy for esophageal cancer},
journal = {Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology},
volume = {6},
number = {5},
year = {2015},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Objective: To evaluate the risk of heart disease related death (HDRD) following radiation therapy (RT) for esophageal cancer (EC).
Methods: Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, two cohorts of patients with EC were created: (I) patients who received RT with their initial therapy; and (II) those who did not. Heart disease specific survival (HDSS) was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier methods. Cox proportional-hazards regression methods were used for univariate and multivariate analyses.
Results: We identified 40,778 patients with EC. A total of 26,377 patients received RT and 14,401 did not. HDSS analysis revealed increased risk of HDRD in those receiving RT (P},
issn = {2219-679X}, url = {https://jgo.amegroups.org/article/view/4421}
}