Forensic Science International Supplement Series
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 43-45, December 2009

Cardiac death 25 years after successful treatment for Hodgkin's disease—Case report

  • J. Balažic

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Forensic Medicine, Medical faculty, University of Ljubljana, Korytkova 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +386 1 543 72 01; fax: +386 1 524 38 64.
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  • S. Frković-Grazio

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Oncology, Zaloška cesta 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
    • ,
  • B. Jereb

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Oncology, Zaloška cesta 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Received 21 July 2009; accepted 23 September 2009.

Abstract 

In the following case, the authors are discussing a connection between treating Hodgkin's disease in childhood and later sudden cardiac death of the patient at the age of 37. Examined expert literature describes injuries of the myocardium because of therapeutic irradiation in the childhood.

Keywords: Hodgkin's disease, Irradiation, Cardiac complications

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PII: S1875-1741(09)00026-3

doi:10.1016/j.fsisup.2009.09.004

Forensic Science International Supplement Series
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 43-45, December 2009

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