Myocardial perfusion defects after radiation therapy and anthracycline chemotherapy for left breast cancer: A possible marker of microvascular damage. Three cases and review of the literature

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Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 129-133

  Gallucci, Giuseppina ^a   Capobianco, Alba Maria ^a   Coccaro, Mariarosa ^a   Venetucci, Angela ^a   Suriano, Vincenzo ^a   Fusco, Vincenzo ^a  

^a REFERRAL CANCER CENTER OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthracycline therapy; Breast cancer; Cardiotoxicity; Myocardial perfusion defects; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; ANTHRACYCLINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; LETROZOLE; METHOTREXATE; PACLITAXEL; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; ECG ABNORMALITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MASTECTOMY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 41749083458     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160809400124     Document Type: Article

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