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Case Reports
. 1988 Aug;18(5):693-5.
doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1988.tb00153.x.

Cardiac arrest--a manifestation of 5-fluorouracil cardiotoxicity

M J Millward  1 , V Ganju, M Buck
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Cardiac arrest--a manifestation of 5-fluorouracil cardiotoxicity

M J Millward et al. Aust N Z J Med. 1988 Aug.

Abstract

We report a case of cardiac arrest occurring during an infusion of 5-fluorouracil where electrocardiograms suggested coronary artery spasm as the underlying event. Treatment with vasodilators and diltiazem, proved effective. This clinical presentation of 5-fluorouracil cardiotoxicity has not previously been described.

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