Long-term serial echocardiographic examination of late anthracycle cardiotoxicity and its prevention by dexrazoxane in pediatric patients.
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| Year of publication | 2005 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Eur J Pediatr |
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| Field | Cardiovascular diseases incl. cardiosurgery |
| Keywords | Late cardiotoxicity; pediatric cancer; echocardiography; dexrazoxane |
| Description | Eight-year follow-up by means of serial echocardiographic investigation demonstrated lower presence of impaired left ventricular function in patients treated with anthracyclines and cardioprotective drug dexrazoxane compared to patients without cardioprotection. |
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