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Radiation‐induced myocardial fibrosis: Mechanisms underlying its pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies

Radiation‐induced myocardial fibrosis (RIMF) is a potentially lethal clinical complication of chest radiotherapy (RT) and a final stage of radiation‐induced heart disease (RIHD). RIMF is characterized by decreased ventricular elasticity and distensibility, which can result in decreased ejection frac...

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Autores principales: Wang, Bin, Wang, Huanhuan, Zhang, Mengmeng, Ji, Rui, Wei, Jinlong, Xin, Ying, Jiang, Xin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7348163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32536032
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.15479