Doxorubicin cardiotoxicity: Prevention of congestive heart failure with serial cardiac function monitoring with equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography in the current era
Mitani I, Jain D, Joska TM, Burtness B, Zaret BL. Doxorubicin cardiotoxicity: Prevention of congestive heart failure with serial cardiac function monitoring with equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography in the current era. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2003, 10: 132-139. PMID: 12673177, DOI: 10.1067/mnc.2003.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureDoxorubicin therapyBaseline LVEFHeart failureCumulative doxorubicin doseLower baseline LVEFNormal baseline LVEFCancer-related deathCancer chemotherapeutic agentsLVEF monitoringLower LVEFDoxorubicin doseCardiac functionDoxorubicin chemotherapySerious toxicityLower incidenceEquilibrium radionuclideLVEFHigh incidenceERNA studiesAdditional casesChemotherapeutic agentsCancer typesPatientsTherapy