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Fluorouracil (5-FU)-induced Cardiomyopathy

Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a pyrimidine analog widely used in oncology. It is mainly used in the treatment of solid tumors. It is also used along with radiotherapy because of its radiosensitizing properties. As with all chemotherapy drugs, 5-FU is associated with adverse effects. Cardiotoxicity is one o...

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Autores principales: Thalambedu, Nishanth, Khan, Yasir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6743662/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31528514
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5162