Myocardial ischemia in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia during L-asparaginase therapy

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-72

  Saviola, Alessia ^a   Luppi, Mario ^a   Potenza, Leonardo ^a   Morselli, Monica ^a   Bresciani, Paola ^a   Ferrari, Angela ^a   Riva, Giovanni ^a   Torelli, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

L asparaginase; Leukemia; Myocardial ischemia

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE; ASPARAGINASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; PREDNISONE; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; VINCA ALKALOID; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME THERAPY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; ASPARAGINE; DAUNORUBICIN; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 0742269487     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0902-4441.2004.00173.x     Document Type: Article

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