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Clinical and genetic determinants of anthracycline-induced cardiac iron accumulation.
International journal of cardiology - 9 Feb 2012
Cascales Almudena, Sánchez-Vega Beatriz, Navarro Noelia, Pastor-Quirante Francisco, Corral Javier, Vicente Vicente, de la Peña Francisco Ayala
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The involvement of iron in anthracycline cardiotoxicity is supported by extensive experimental data, and by the preventive efficacy of dexrazoxane, an iron chelator. However, no clinical evidence of anthracycline-induced cardiac iron accumulation is available and the influence of previous iron overload or of genetic factors in human-induced heart disease is largely unknown. Our aim was to test the...
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