Injury or Poisoning
cardiotoxicity Audio
[ kar-dee-oh-tok-sih-sih-tee ]
Subclass of:
Adverse reaction to drug; Pathologic Processes; Radiation injury; Heart Diseases
Definitions related to cardiotoxicity:
  • Damage to the HEART or its function secondary to exposure to toxic substances such as drugs used in CHEMOTHERAPY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; or RADIATION.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Toxicity that affects the heart.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Toxicity that impairs or damages the heart. This condition is often caused by the administration of a pharmaceutical agent that initiates a poisonous or toxic response in cardiac tissue.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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