Could garlic be an useful adjuvant therapy in adriamycin heart failure?

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 4 NO. 3, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 337-339

  Das, R N ^a   Poudel, N ^a  

^a MANIPAL TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Adriamycin; Antioxidants; Cardiomyopathy; Ductal carcinoma of breast; Garlic pearl

Indexed keywords

CARVEDILOL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DIGOXIN; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; FUROSEMIDE; GARLIC OIL; LOSARTAN; TAMOXIFEN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846405722     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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