Damage to cardiac vasculature may be associated with breast cancer treatment-induced cardiotoxicity

Damage to cardiac vasculature may be associated with breast cancer treatment-induced cardiotoxicity

Abstract Background Breast cancer is the most common female cancer worldwide. Effective therapies including doxorubicin and trastuzumab have improved survival, but are associated with a substantial risk of cardiovascular disease. Mechanisms underlying cancer treatment-induced cardiotoxicity (CTC) ar...

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Main Authors: Rebecca K. Hoffman, Bang-Jin Kim, Payal D. Shah, Joseph Carver, Bonnie Ky, Sandra Ryeom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Cardio-Oncology
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Chemotherapy-induced toxicity
Doxorubicin
Cardiac vasculature
Endothelial cells
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40959-021-00100-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40959-021-00100-3

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