title: [Anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity: monitoring and prevention of the lesion].
abstract: Doxorubicin is a common antitumoral agent, widely used to treat patients with a variety of neoplastic diseases: acute and severe dose-related chronic cardiotoxicity is the major limitation to optimal use of anthracycline antibiotics. Cancer patients with clinically important heart disease are thus generally not eligible for anthracycline therapy. This review discusses the clinical aspects and possible underlying pathogenetic mechanisms of cardiac damage. Also described is the diagnostic evaluation necessary for early warning of a cardiac event during anthracycline therapy as well as the means to prevent it. The authors also discuss the anthracycline derivatives, verapamil, and dexrazoxane (ICRF-187), a new cardioprotector agent.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Internistica Clinica e Sperimentale F. Magrassi, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orditura
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Vita
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ciaramella
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Catalano
mesh_terms: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
vernacular_title: Cardiotossicità da antracicline: monitoraggio e prevenzione del danno.