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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Main Authors: Stephanie Hui-Su Lim, Sharon Mary Wilson, Arnagretta Hunter, Jane Hill, Philip Beale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/206765
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