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Cardiac Disorders in Leukemias and Plasma-Cell Dyscrasias

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Since its earliest description by Virchow,1 leukemic involvement of the heart has been reported increasingly. This trend is likely to represent a heightened awareness of such an entity, major advancements in diagnostic cardiology, and improved longevity of patients with acute leukemias as a result of the progress in antileukemic chemotherapy and the supportive care by blood products transfusion or antimicrobial agents with broad spectra of activities.

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  1. Ellis Fischel State Cancer Center, Columbia, Missouri, USA

    Amar S. Kapoor M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.C., F.C.C.P. (Chief of Cardiology, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine) (Chief of Cardiology, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine)

  2. University of Southern California, School of Medicine, 4950 Sunset Boulevard, 90027, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Amar S. Kapoor M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.C., F.C.C.P. (Chief of Cardiology, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine) (Chief of Cardiology, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine)

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Khojasteh, A. (1986). Cardiac Disorders in Leukemias and Plasma-Cell Dyscrasias. In: Kapoor, A.S. (eds) Cancer and the Heart. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4898-9_15

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