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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 127-133 |
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Atherosclerosis, ischemia, and anticancer drugs
Shailesh Singh1, Katyayni Singh2
1 Department of Cardiology, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Paediatrics, Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Shailesh Singh
M-429, Ashiana Colony, Lucknow - 226 012, Uttar Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/HEARTVIEWS.HEARTVIEWS_45_20
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The heart is affected by cardiotoxicity of anticancer drugs. Myocardium, pericardium and endocardium can be affected. Besides these coronary arteries can be affected by accelerated atherosclerosis. Various pathogenic mechanisms have been proposed that underlie the ischemic complications of anticancer drugs. In this review we discuss the atherosclerotic and ischemic complications of anticancer drugs.
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