Assessment of Cardiac Autonomic Functions by Heart Rate Recovery Indices in Patients Receiving Chest Radiotherapy
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF THERAPEUTICS, vol.28, no.2, pp.128-134, 2022 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 28 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2022
- Doi Number: 10.54614/eurjther.2021.0088
- Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF THERAPEUTICS
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.128-134
- Keywords: cardiac autonomic functions, heart rate recovery, lung cancer, lymphoma, Radiotherapy, EXERCISE, DISEASE, COMPLICATIONS, PREDICTOR, MORTALITY
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective: Although the introduction of radiation therapy for the management of thoracic malignancies has led to a significant improvement in disease-specific survival, this has resulted in the emergence of a new spectrum of cardiovascular disorders induced by radiation injury. Heart rate recovery, as a predictor of cardiovascular events and an indicator of autonomic functions, is measured non-invasively and easily. In the present study, we investigated the effects of mediastinal radiotherapy on heart rate recovery parameters.