[The cardiovascular system of patients with lymphogranulomatosis in long-time remission].

AIM: To study the cardiovascular system in patients with lymphogranulomatosis (LGM) at prolonged remission. MATERIALS AND MATERIALS: 78 patients received radiation and chemotherapy for lymphogranulomatosis in 1973 to 1995. All the patients underwent electro- and echocardiography (EchoCG), 40 patients had radioisotopic ventriculography (RVG). RESULTS: EchoCG revealed nonspecific changes in the ST segment in 19 (24.3%) patients. Systolic function was decreased vto 46% only in 1 patient. RVG showed a significant reduction in ejection fraction in the experimental group as compared to the control one (55.5 +/- 9.5 and 68.4 +/- 8.0, respectively; p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Cardiac disorders revealed in patients with LGM at prolonged remission are mainly insignificant. The risk for cardiac events is not a guide for reducing radiation doses and the intensity of chemotherapy.