Capecitabine-induced cardiotoxicity: more evidence or clinical approaches to protect the patients’ heart?

Fluoropyrimidines, such as capecitabine and 5-fluorouracil, may cause cardiac toxicity. In recent years, the incidence of this side effect has increased and it is expected to further rise due to the population aging and the disproportionate incidence of breast and gastrointestinal cancers in older i...

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Autores principales: Fontanella, Caterina, Aita, Marianna, Cinausero, Marika, Aprile, Giuseppe, Baldin, Maria Grazia, Dusi, Veronica, Lestuzzi, Chiara, Fasola, Gianpiero, Puglisi, Fabio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4189715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25302025
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S65653

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4189715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25302025
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S65653

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