Sublethal radionecrosis after prolonged radioscopy: multiple systems issues in interventional cardiology.

Interventional cardiology procedures have increased over the past few years. In cases of prolonged radioscopy and/or repeated cardiac catheterizations, there is a high risk of acute radiation injury [1]. We report a case of severe cutaneous and muscular radionecrosis after multiple angioplasty procedures, revealing important medical systems issues.A 53-year-old obese man, who was an active smoker and suffered from severe asymptomatic ischemic cardiomyopathy, was admitted to the dermatology department [...]