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01.03.2018 | Clinical study

Carvedilol effective for cardiotoxicity prevention?

Erschienen in: Reactions Weekly | Ausgabe 1/2018

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Although the attempted prevention of anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity with carvedilol did not significantly impact left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) measurements, according to study results reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, troponin I (TnI) elevation was attenuated and fewer patients developed diastolic dysfunction, "suggesting a protective effect of carvedilol in myocardial injury". …
Fußnoten
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Carvedilol Effect in Preventing Chemotherapy Induced Cardiotoxicity (CECCY) trial; NCT01724450
 
Literatur
Zurück zum Zitat Avila MS, et al. Carvedilol for Prevention of Chemotherapy Related Cardiotoxicity. Journal of the American College of Cardiology : 11 Mar 2018. Available from: URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.02.049 Avila MS, et al. Carvedilol for Prevention of Chemotherapy Related Cardiotoxicity. Journal of the American College of Cardiology : 11 Mar 2018. Available from: URL: http://​dx.​doi.​org/​10.​1016/​j.​jacc.​2018.​02.​049
Metadaten
Titel
Carvedilol effective for cardiotoxicity prevention?
Publikationsdatum
01.03.2018
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Reactions Weekly / Ausgabe 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0114-9954
Elektronische ISSN: 1179-2051
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40278-018-43409-z