Ventricular fibrillation as a likely consequence of capecitabine-induced coronary vasospasm

Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 132-135

  Shah, N R ^a   Shah, A ^b   Rather, A ^a  

^a WATFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Barnet VTS Scheme   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capecitabine; cardiotoxicity; vasospasm

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; ATROPINE; CAPECITABINE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CIRCULATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIRECT CURRENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; HEART ARREST; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; METASTASIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; RESUSCITATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CORONARY VASOSPASM; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEOXYCYTIDINE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; MALE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 80052581636     PISSN: 10781552     EISSN: 1477092X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078155211399164     Document Type: Article

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