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An exceptional case of atrial fibrillation arrhythmia induced by etoposide.
- Source :
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Current drug safety [Curr Drug Saf] 2013 Sep; Vol. 8 (4), pp. 287-9. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Background: Arrhythmia induced by etoposide is exceedingly rare. There are only a very few individual case histories of arrhythmias during etoposide infusion, including atrial fibrillation.<br />Objective: Through this uncommon case, we propose to study the pathophysiology, the diagnosis and the management of this entity.<br />Case Report: We report a case of a 57-year-old man, without cardiac history, followed for endocrine tumor of the pancreas with liver metastases who had presented atrial fibrillation (AF) after etoposide infusion.<br />Conclusion: It is important to consider cardiac monitoring during etoposide infusion in patients with known cardiac disease or at high risk of cardiac complications.
- Subjects :
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic therapeutic use
Atrial Fibrillation diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation physiopathology
Drug Monitoring methods
Etoposide therapeutic use
Humans
Liver Neoplasms drug therapy
Liver Neoplasms secondary
Male
Middle Aged
Pancreatic Neoplasms drug therapy
Pancreatic Neoplasms pathology
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic adverse effects
Atrial Fibrillation chemically induced
Etoposide adverse effects
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2212-3911
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Current drug safety
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23962185
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2174/15748863113080990047