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. 2006 Feb 7;94(4):469–472. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602974

Table 2. Summary of those identified with abnormalities (patient may have more than one abnormality).

Age at study (years) Number of years of follow-up Mantle radiation dose (Gy) (fractionation) Cumulative dose of doxorubicin (mg m−2) Thyroid abnormality Echo abnormality Lung defects
50.1 25 35 (19)   Goitre Major Restrictive
30.7 12 38.5 (22) 393.0   Minor Obstructive
34.7 17 35 (19) 240.0     Obstructive
39.1 18 35 (20)       Reduced TLCO
38.2 12 35 (20) 330.0     Restrictive
47.4 21 35 (20)     Minor  
40.9 9 35 (20) 183.0     Reduced TLCO
36.5 6 35 (20) 204.0     Reduced TLCO
47.2 14 35 (20) 360.0 Raised TSH    
37.0 5 35 (20) 240.0   Minor  
46.7 17 35 (19) 195.0     Obstructive
46.9 26 30 (19)     Minor Obstructive
52.6 35 35 (20)     Major Obstructive
41.4 7 35 (20) 236.0     Obstructive
41.9 9 35 (20) 284.0   Minor Obstructive
43.2 12 35 (20)       Obstructive
36.3 9 35 (20) 195.0     Obstructive
54.2 33 35 (20)     Major Obstructive
47.3 25 35 (20)     Minor Obstructive
53.4 29 37.5 (24)   Raised TSH   Reduced TLCO
37.8 23 35 (19)       Restrictive
38.6 21 35 (20)   Goitre Minor Restrictive
36.1 16 35 (20)       Reduced TLCO
41.6 16 35 (20) 270.0   Major  
27.1 10 35 (20) 225.0     Restrictive
56.9 36 27.4 (20)     Major Restrictive
53.6 27 35 (19)   Goitre Major  
40.6 27 35 (18)   Goitre    
41.6 24 35 (19)   Goitre    
39.2 8 35 (20)       Reduced TLCO
47.4 23 35 (19)     Major Obstructive
36.6 10 35 (20)       Reduced TLCO
33.4 16 35 (20) 480.0   Minor Reduced TLCO
34.5 10 36.75 (21)     Major Reduced TLCO
41.6 10 35 (20) 480.0 Raised TSH   Reduced TLCO
50.0 31 35 (20)   Goitre Major Obstructive
47.8 29 35 (20)     Minor  
42.5 24 35 (20)     Minor Obstructive
36.5 17 35 (20)       Reduced TLCO
43.6 28 35 (19)       Reduced TLCO
35.3 9 35 (20)   Raised TSH    
47.7 19 35 (19)     Major  

TSH=thyrotropin; TLCO=transfer factor.

Major cardiac abnormalities include: aortic valve disease, mitral regurgitation, mitral and aortic valve replacement and left ventricular impairment (EF<50%).

Minor cardiac abnormalities include: valve leaflet thickening, regional abnormality of LV wall, mild aortic or mitral valvular regurgitation.