Review: 5-fluorouracil cardiotoxicity: A critical review

W. J. Gradishar; E. E. Vokes

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.annonc.a057793

Review: 5-fluorouracil cardiotoxicity: A critical review

W. J. Gradishar^*, E. E. Vokes

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Medicine, Hematology Oncology Division

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Abstract

5-Fluorouracil is a commonly administered chemotherapy agent that has infrequently been associated with cardiotoxicity. This review highlights the clinical features of this syndrome as described in reports from the medical literature. Clinical and laboratory evidence supporting proposed underlying mechanisms are reviewed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	409-414
Number of pages	6
Journal	Annals of Oncology
Volume	1
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.annonc.a057793
State	Published - Nov 1990

Keywords

5-Fluorouracil
Angina
Coronary spasm
Myocardial infarction
Thrombosis
Toxicity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Hematology
Oncology

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