Radiation-Associated Valvular Heart Disease in HodgkinÕs Disease is Associated with Characteristic Thickening and Fibrosis of the Aortic-Mitral Curtain
Malcolm D. Brand MD, Christopher A. Abadi MD, Gerard P. Aurigemma MD, Harold L. Dauerman MD, Theo E. Meyer MD

Radiation-associated valvular dysfunction is characterized by variable aortic and mitral valve thickening. A review of three patients assessed echocardiographically revealed that radiation-associated valvular dysfunction after radiation treatment for HodgkinÕs disease may be characterized by a unique and consistent pattern of thickening of the aortic and mitral valves involving the aortic-mitral curtain.