Concurrent evolution of cancer cachexia and heart failure: bilateral effects exist
Cancer cachexia is defined as a multifactorial syndrome of involuntary weight loss characterized by an ongoing loss of skeletal muscle mass and progressive functional impairment. It is postulated that cardiac dysfunction/atrophy parallels skeletal muscle atrophy in cancer cachexia. Cardiotoxic chemo...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2014
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4053562/ |