Myocardial infarction secondary to 5-fluorouracil: Not an absolute contraindication to rechallenge?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Rateesh, Shruti ^a   Luis, Sushil A ^a,b,c   Luis, Chris R ^a   Hughes, Brett ^a   Nicolae, Mugur ^a  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

5 Fluorouracil; Cancer; Chemotherapy; Colon cancer; Coronary vasospasm; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; DILTIAZEM; ENOXAPARIN; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; OXALIPLATIN; TROPONIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BOLUS INJECTION; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CASE REPORT; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFECT; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 84900062548     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.274     Document Type: Article

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