Anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy: Favourable effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Ahlehoff, Ole ^a   Galløe, Anders M ^a   Hansen, Peter R ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anthracycline; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Cardiomyopathy; Congestive heart failure; Myocardial toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE; CARVEDILOL; ENALAPRIL; EPIRUBICIN; FUROSEMIDE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

ANTHRACYCLINES; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77953286090     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.194     Document Type: Article

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