Thus, therapy aimed at improving right cardiac function will also improve congestive hepatopathy.

The thickening of the heart valves along with the walls of the heart can result in progressive decline in cardiac function.

Increased pressure on the brainstem can result in dysfunction of the centers in the brain responsible for controlling respiratory and cardiac function.

Due to their better water solubility, cremophors (solubilizing agents used for paclitaxel which can affect cardiac function and cause severe hypersensitivity) are not needed.

All remaining respiratory function ceased immediately and all cardiac function ended a few minutes later.