5-Fluorouracil-induced coronary vasospasm. Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.) [J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)] Journal article | | Title | 5-Fluorouracil-induced coronary vasospasm. | | Author(s) | Bathina JD, Yusuf SW | | Institution | Department of Cardiology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA. | | Source | J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2009 Jun 25. | | Abstract | Cardiotoxicity due to 5-fluorouracil involves rare and life-threatening cardiotoxic events occurring in less than 1% of the patients. We describe a case of coronary vasospasm due to parenteral 5-fluorouracil, which did not recur with oral capecitabine. We also give a brief review of the cardiotoxicity of 5-fluorouracil, its treatment and prevention. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19561527 |
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