Cardiac complications of 5-fluorouracil (5FU) and capecitabine therapy Book Section


Author: Schaffer, W.
Editors: Steingart, R. M.; Liu, J. E.
Article/Chapter Title: Cardiac complications of 5-fluorouracil (5FU) and capecitabine therapy
Abstract: The complex pathophysiology of 5-FU results in a broad spectrum of cardiac toxicity including chest pain/angina, ischemia, non-STEMI and STEMI, silent ischemia, brady and tachyarrhythmias, QT prolongation, heart failure, and stress cardiomyopathy. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 R. M. Steingart et al. (eds.).
Keywords: capecitabine; 5-fu; coronary vasospasm; re-challenge; stress cardiomyopathy
Book Title: Atlas of Imaging in Cardio-Oncology: Case-Based Study Guide
ISBN: 978-3-030-70997-6
Publisher: Springer  
Publication Place: Cham, Switzerland
Date Published: 2021-01-01
Start Page: 69
End Page: 77
Language: English
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-70998-3_11
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: Book chapter: 11 -- Source: Scopus
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