| Literature DB >> 19789697 |
C Camaro1, P W Danse, H A Bosker.
Abstract
A 61-year-old male with a history of metastatic colorectal cancer was referred to our hospital for primary coronary intervention because of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography, however, revealed no significant stenoses. When asked, the patient revealed that capecitabine (Xeloda(R)) was started by his oncologist one day before admission. It is known that this oral 5-FU analogue drug, used in metastatic colorectal cancer, can cause coronary artery spasms. The main treatment of capecitabine-induced vasospasm is discontinuation of the drug. Indeed, after cessation of the drug the patient remained free of symptoms and the ECG abnormalities normalised. (Neth Heart J 2009;17:288-91.).Entities:
Year: 2009 PMID: 19789697 PMCID: PMC2743818 DOI: 10.1007/BF03086268
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neth Heart J ISSN: 1568-5888 Impact factor: 2.380