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cardiotoxicity
Toxic to the heart, especially the myocardium or cardiac conduction system.
Etiology:
- anthracyclines used in chemotherapy
- doxorubicin
- ifosfamide
- trastuzumab
- mitoxantrone
- IFN-alfa 2A
- IFN-alfa 2B
- erucic acid
General
toxicity; poisoning; overdose
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.