A Case of Abiraterone-Related Hypokalemia Leading to Torsades de Pointes and Cardiac Arrest

Abiraterone acetate is an androgen-depriving therapy (ADT) that is highly effective for treating castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). By inhibiting CYP17, abiraterone can induce a state of mineralocorticoid excess, which is associated with profound hypokalemia. We present a case of abiratero...

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Autores principales: Lee, Dae Hyun, Money, David B, Deshpande, Akshay, Samuels, Brian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9055788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35505742
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23678

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9055788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35505742
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23678

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