The heart after idarubicin overdose. Cardiac death in a patient with acute promyelocitic leukaemia

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Jan 15:203:997-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.11.112. Epub 2015 Nov 17.
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Keywords: Biomarkers; Cardiac death; Idarubicin; Necrosis; Overdose; Posology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / administration & dosage
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / adverse effects
  • Death
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Overdose / complications*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Idarubicin / administration & dosage
  • Idarubicin / adverse effects*
  • Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / drug therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
  • Idarubicin