Evaluation of early-onset cardiotoxic effects of anthracyclines used during the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia by speckle-tracking echocardiography

Objective: Anthracyclines are widely used in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). However, cardiotoxicity is the most critical side effect that requires dose limitation. It is thought to occur at first exposure, but the clinical presentation may occur years later. In this study, we a...

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Main Authors: Özlem Arman Bilir, İbrahim İlker Çetin, Dilek Kaçar, Can Barış Aker, Namık Yaşar Özbek, Neşe Yaralı
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KARE Publishing 2022-01-01
Series:Anatolian Journal of Cardiology
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Online Access:https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=anatoljcardiol&un=AJC-85201