5-Fluorouracil-Induced Chest Pain and ST-Segment Elevation
5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a chemotherapeutic agent commonly used to treat various malignancies. Cardiotoxicity is a rare adverse effect in patients being treated with 5-FU, but it can be severe and even fatal. The mechanism of myocardial ischemia caused by 5-FU is not known but several hypotheses exi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/CMC.S297 |