Injury or Poisoning
cardiotoxicity
[ kar-dee-oh-tok-sih-sih-tee ]
Subclass of:
Adverse reaction to drug;
Pathologic Processes;
Radiation injury;
Heart Diseases
Definitions related to cardiotoxicity:
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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 HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Toxicity that affects the heart.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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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 ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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