Highlights the risk of severe coronary vasospasm as a cardiotoxic effect of 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy.
5-FU may induce severe coronary vasospasm; this case report leaves open incidence, risk factors, and monitoring needs.
5- Fluorouracil (5-FU) is an antimetabolite chemotherapy used for a variety of solid tumors. It has the potential to cause a wide spectrum of Coronary vasospasm, cardiotoxicity, ranging from asymptomatic electrocardiographic changes to cardiomyopathy and subsequent cardiac failure. Main body of the abstract: We a case of newonset severe coronary vasospasm induced by 5-FU.
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