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What, if any, cardioprotective measures beyond dexrazoxane may be used to minimize cardiac risk during or after chemo- or radio-therapy?

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Cardiology · Weill Cornell Medicine Division Of Cardiology

For cardioprotection, I would recommend:

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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · Phoenix Childrens Medical Group

Although pediatric patients rarely have cardiac co-morbidities at the time of diagnosis, we also monitor and treat high blood pressures carefully and follow echos throughout treatment. There is no data in pediatrics to utilize statin drugs during therapy, although we follow lipids in our survivor an...

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