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Radiologic recognition of Adriamycin cardiotoxicity

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A case of congestive heart failure in a child with Wilms' tumor treated with Adriamycin is presented and discussed. The role of Adriamycin in the production of cardiotoxicity is reviewed.

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  1. R. M. Heller (Associate Professor of Radiology, Director of Pediatric Radiology)

    Present address: Division of Pediatric Radiology, Vanderbilt University Hospital, 37232, Nashville, TN, USA

  2. K. Sang Oh (Associate Professor of Radiology)

    Present address: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

  3. H. Kaizer (Assistant Professor of Oncology, Pediatrics, and Microbiology)

    Present address: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

  4. A. Musikabhumma (Staff Pediatrician)

    Present address: Wyckoff Heights Hospital, 374 Stockholm Street, Brooklyn, New York, USA

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  1. Division of Pediatric Radiology, Vanderbilt University Hospital, 37232, Nashville, TN, USA

    K. Sang Oh (Associate Professor of Radiology), H. Kaizer (Assistant Professor of Oncology, Pediatrics, and Microbiology) & A. Musikabhumma (Staff Pediatrician)

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Heller, R.M., Sang Oh, K., Kaizer, H. et al. Radiologic recognition of Adriamycin cardiotoxicity. Pediatr Radiol 5, 44–46 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00988662

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