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Cardiotoxicity in low-to-moderate cardiovascular risk patients undergoing anti-HER2 therapy: a prospective cardiac magnetic resonance study Cover

Cardiotoxicity in low-to-moderate cardiovascular risk patients undergoing anti-HER2 therapy: a prospective cardiac magnetic resonance study

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|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2025-0043 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 510 - 521
Submitted on: Mar 16, 2025
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Accepted on: May 23, 2025
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Published on: Oct 27, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Sainan Cheng, Mei Deng, Linlin Qi, Fenglan Li, Jiaqi Chen, Shulei Cui, Yawen Wang, Jianing Liu, Yang Fan, Lizhi Xie, Jianwei Wang, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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