5-Fluorouracil-induced acute dilated cardiomyopathy in a pediatric patient

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 323-

  Radhakrishnan, Venkatraman ^a   Bakhshi, Sameer ^a  

^a INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CISPLATIN; DIURETIC AGENT; ENALAPRIL; FLUOROURACIL; POTASSIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ASYSTOLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DRUG RECHALLENGE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LETTER; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CISPLATIN; FATAL OUTCOME; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79955524981     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181f46e65     Document Type: Letter

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