Publication: Could garlic be an useful adjuvant therapy in adriamycin heart failure?
Date
2006
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Kathmandu University
Abstract
50 year old suffering from breast carcinoma, treated with adriamycin developed heart failure with 22.82% ejection
fraction. Added garlic pearl to routine anti-failure measures for 9 months to achieve 51.6% ejection fraction.
Key word: Garlic pearl, antioxidants, ductal carcinoma of breast, adriamycin, cardiomyopathy.
Description
Das RN 1, Poudel N 2
1Associate Professor, 2Senior House Office, Department of Medicine, Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal