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Sublethal radionecrosis after prolonged radioscopy: multiple systems issues in interventional cardiology Volume 24, issue 3, May-June 2014

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1 Department of Dermatology,
3 Department of Radiotherapy,
Saint-Louis Hospital,
1 avenue Claude-Vellefaux,
75475 Paris, France
2 Department of Cardiology,
Le Raincy-Montfermeil Hospital,
France

Interventional cardiology procedures have increased over the past few years. In cases of prolonged radioscopy and/or repeated cardiac catheterizations, there is a high risk of acute radiation injury [1]. We report a case of severe cutaneous and muscular radionecrosis after multiple angioplasty procedures, revealing important medical systems issues.A 53-year-old obese man, who was an active smoker and suffered from severe asymptomatic ischemic cardiomyopathy, was admitted to the dermatology department [...]