2003
Doxorubicin cardiotoxicity: Prevention of congestive heart failure with serial cardiac function monitoring with equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography in the current era
Mitani I, Jain D, Joska TM, Burtness B, Zaret BL. Doxorubicin cardiotoxicity: Prevention of congestive heart failure with serial cardiac function monitoring with equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography in the current era. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2003, 10: 132-139. PMID: 12673177, DOI: 10.1067/mnc.2003.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureDoxorubicin therapyBaseline LVEFHeart failureCumulative doxorubicin doseLower baseline LVEFNormal baseline LVEFCancer-related deathCancer chemotherapeutic agentsLVEF monitoringLower LVEFDoxorubicin doseCardiac functionDoxorubicin chemotherapySerious toxicityLower incidenceEquilibrium radionuclideLVEFHigh incidenceERNA studiesAdditional casesChemotherapeutic agentsCancer typesPatientsTherapy
2000
The feasibility of high-dose chemotherapy in breast cancer patients with impaired left ventricular function
Rose M, Lee F, Gollerkeri A, D'Andrea E, Psyrri A, Bdolah-Abram T, Burtness B. The feasibility of high-dose chemotherapy in breast cancer patients with impaired left ventricular function. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2000, 26: 133-139. PMID: 10918422, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1702449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCombined Modality TherapyCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHematopoietic Stem Cell MobilizationHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansMiddle AgedNeutropeniaPaclitaxelStroke VolumeSurvival RateVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionHigh-dose chemotherapyBreast cancer patientsMean absolute decreaseCancer patientsAbsolute decreaseLV functionCell rescueImpaired left ventricular functionHigh-dose thiotepaImpaired LV functionHigh-dose melphalanStem cell rescueSymptomatic heart failureCourses of chemotherapyVentricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular functionSequential paclitaxelMetastatic diseaseCardiac deathCardiac symptomsEjection fractionHeart failureVentricular functionCardiac toxicity