Cardiotoxicity from radiation therapy can develop within days or months after radiation but often develops years later. Cardiologist Milind Desai, MD, MBA, and cardiothoracic surgeon Shinya Unai, MD, discuss considerations for managing patients with radiation heart disease.
Dr. Desai is the Vice-Chair of Education and CME at the Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute and Director of Clinical Operations of the Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine.