Las nuevas terapias oncológicas han logrado aumentar la sobrevida del paciente con cáncer, observando, sin embargo, un incremento de la morbilidad y mortalidad vinculadas a sus efectos secundarios. El desarrollo de eventos cardiovasculares adversos impacta negativamente en el pronóstico durante el tra...
Abstract Purpose To investigate the effects of adalimumab pretreatment on the lipopolysaccharide-mediated myocardial injury. Methods Twenty-eight Wistar rats were randomized into four groups (n=7). Control (C) group animals were injected once a day with intraperitoneal (i.p) 0.9 % saline for two days...
El uso indebido de drogas se ha convertido en un grave problema a nivel mundial. En los últimos años, en nuestro país se ha incrementado en más del 200% el consumo de pasta base de cocaína (paco). A pesar de que el paco es un producto intermedio en la obtención de cocaína, y que muchos de sus efec...
SUMMARY OBJECTIVES This study aimed at assessing the role of beta-blockers on preventing anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity in adults. METHODS A systematic review was performed on electronic databases, including relevant studies that analysed beta-blockers as cardioprotective agents before the use ...
Abstract Background: The high cardiotoxicity morbidity and mortality rates associated with the antineoplastic therapy for breast cancer could be reduced with the early use of cardioprotective drugs. However, the low sensitivity of left ventricular ejection fraction limits its use in that preventive stra...
