Takotsubo cardiomyopathy caused by infusion reaction to paclitaxel

Autor: Shaun Cardozo, Amir Sara, Mohammed Uddin, Tarec Micho Ulbeh, Kendall Bell, Adel Elmograbi
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: BMJ case reports. 14(8)
ISSN: 1757-790X
Popis: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) secondary to an infusion reaction is extremely rare in the literature. Here, we present an unusual case of TCM in a patient with cervical squamous cell carcinoma who presented with acute hypoxic respiratory failure following the initiation of the first-cycle paclitaxel infusion therapy.
Databáze: OpenAIRE