Various Manifestations of 5-Fluorouracil Cardiotoxicity: A Multicenter Case Series and Review of Literature.

We present three cases of 5-FU cardiac toxicity that manifested as myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock, and ventricular fibrillation. Additionally, we discuss the current literature regarding 5-fluorouracil cardiotoxicity mechanisms as well as management.
PMID: 31925673 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Cardiovascular Toxicology - January 9, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Allison JD, Tanavin T, Yang Y, Birnbaum G, Khalid U Tags: Cardiovasc Toxicol Source Type: research