Coronary vasospasm associated with 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy: Cardiac toxicity or cardiac hypersensitivity?

Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Nov;35(11):1769-1771. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.05.005. Epub 2017 May 12.

Authors

Nicholas G Kounis¹, Ioanna Koniari², Nicholas Patsouras², Nicholas Koutsogiannis², Dimitrios Velissaris², George Soufras², George Hahalis²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, University of Patras Medical School, Patras, Rion, Achaia, Greece. Electronic address: ngkounis@otenet.gr.
² Department of Cardiology, University of Patras Medical School, Patras, Rion, Achaia, Greece.

PMID: 28521972
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.05.005

No abstract available

Keywords: Allergy; Chemotherapy; Emergency department; Hypersensitity; Kounis syndrome.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome
Cardiotoxicity
Coronary Vasospasm*
Drug Hypersensitivity
Fluorouracil*
Humans
Hypersensitivity

Substances

Fluorouracil