A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
Carolina R. Tonon
, Bertha F. Polegato
Carolina R. Tonon
, Bertha F. Polegato
Doxorubicin is one of the most effective chemotherapy drugs used in the treatment of many types of solid and hematologic malignancies. However, it causes several adverse effects. Cardiotoxicity is the most important collateral effect because it can lead to the development of heart failure, a chronic condition with high mortality, reaching with a 1-year risk of 15-30% and a 5-year risk of up to 75% in specific populations. The pathophysiology of doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity is not completely understood. Classical pathways are […]
Keywords: Apoptosis Inducing Factor; Cardiotoxicity; Doxorubicin/toxicity; Heart failure; Oxidative Stress; Oxidative Stress, Nitric Oxidase Synthase; RNA, Long Noncoding