Escalation of Resting Heart Rate and Tachycardia as a Response to Thoracic Radiotherapy: Implications for Cardiovascular Outcomes after Radiotherapy.
BACKGROUND Cardiac toxicity is a well-recognized, but poorly understood complication of radiotherapy (RT). In non-oncological settings, there is an established relationship between resting heart rate and cardiovascular health. OBJECTIVES To study the incidence and pattern of resting heart rate (rHR) as an early sign...