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The tell-tale heart: molecular and cellular responses to childhood anthracycline exposure
Since the modern era of cancer chemotherapy that began in the mid-1940s, survival rates for children afflicted with cancer have steadily improved from 10% to current rates that approach 80% (60). Unfortunately, many long-term survivors of pediatric cancer develop chemotherapy-related health effects; 25% are afflicted with a severe or life-threatening medical condition, with cardiovascular disease being a primary risk (96). Childhood cancer survivors have markedly elevated incidences of stroke, congestive heart failure (CHF), coronary artery disease, and valvular disease (96). Their cardiac mortality is 8.2 times higher tha...
Source: AJP: Heart and Circulatory Physiology - November 15, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lindsey, M. L., Lange, R. A., Parsons, H., Andrews, T., Aune, G. J. Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research
