Bolus fluorouracil induced syncope and pulseless ventricular tachycardia: A case report

Hippokratia

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-95

  Fidan, E ^a   Fidan, S ^a   Yildiz, B ^a   Durmus, I ^a   Kavgaci, H ^a   Ozdemir, F ^a   Aydin, F ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardiac; Fluorouracil

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; CARVEDILOL; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; TRANDOLAPRIL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GASTRECTOMY; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; SYNCOPE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 79251499733     PISSN: 11084189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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