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An exceptional case of atrial fibrillation arrhythmia induced by etoposide.

Authors :
Kridis WB
Khanfir A
Triki F
Frikha M
Source :
Current drug safety [Curr Drug Saf] 2013 Sep; Vol. 8 (4), pp. 287-9.
Publication Year :
2013

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.

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