Noninvasive Assessment of Cardiopulmonary Function in Adolescents after Successful Anthracycline Chemotherapy

Autor: M. Coutinho, P. Gutjahr, H. Stopfkuchen, M. Ertel, N. Treese, B. K. Jüngst
Rok vydání: 1991
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Zdroj: Advances in Ergometry ISBN: 9783540536840
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-76442-4_49
Popis: Anthracycline antibiotics are commonly used in the treatment of leukaemias and solid tumors in children. A well known side effect of these drugs is cardiotoxicity which may result in heart failure and in dilated cardiomyopathy.
Databáze: OpenAIRE