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T Ky

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[Double stenosing valve disease after mediastinal radiotherapy: a case report of a 31 year-old man].

Cardiac complications of radiotherapy for cancer, especially lymphoma and breast cancer, are well documented. The three tunics of the heart can be affected. However, valvular disease is rare and, when present, is usually regurgitant. Stenosis is very rare. The authors report the case of a 31 year old man who developed double mitro-aortic valvular stenosis 20 years after mediastinal radiotherapy associated with aortic regurgitation, right coronary stenosis and inflammatory epicardo-pericarditis with effusion. Surgery was undertaken and associated double aortic and mitral valve replacement and right coronary by pass grafting.

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Tobacco smoking, nicotine, and nicotine and non-nicotine replacement therapies.

Tobacco smoking is associated with an increased risk for the development of coronary and pulmonary vascular diseases and smoking cessation will greatly reduce this risk. Nicotine replacement and nonnicotine modalities have been used alone and in combination to help in smoking cessation. These treatment modalities appear to be safe in patients with known stable coronary artery disease.

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