Key result
Bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin linked to AMI in a 36-year-old testicular cancer patient without risk factors.
Population
1 36-year-old man with testicular cancer and no significant risk factors for coronary heart disease
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Raises caution for acute MI during BEP even in young low-risk patients; leaves open mechanistic confirmation and preventive strategies.
Chemotherapy with bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin may induce acute myocardial infarction even in young patients without significant coronary risk factors.
Bachmeyer et al. (2000) studied this question. Chemotherapy with bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin likely caused an acute myocardial infarction in a 36-year-old testicular cancer patient with no coronary risk factors.
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