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Identifying cancer patients at risk for cardiotoxicity.
Future oncology (London, England) - 1 Jan 2015
Salvatici Michela, Sandri Maria T
Abstract excerpt
Improvements in therapies have significantly changed survival of cancer patients. However, the clinical history and oncologic treatment put cancer patients at higher risk for developing cardiovascular problems. Anthracyclines, but also the targeted therapy and angiogenesis inhibitors, are all treatments associated with cardiotoxicity. The most common adverse event is a reduction in left ventricular ejection...
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