Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and 5-Fluorouracil: Getting to the Heart of the Matter

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a rare but increasingly recognized phenomenon, which can occur as a side-effect of chemotherapeutic agents, in particular, the antimetabolite 5-fluorouracil. We describe a case of delayed Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after 3 weeks of adjuvant 5-fluorouracil for resected recta...

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Autores principales: Lim, Stephanie Hui-Su, Wilson, Sharon Mary, Hunter, Arnagretta, Hill, Jane, Beale, Philip
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3866884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24368954
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/206765

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3866884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24368954
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/206765

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