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 |
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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 |
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