Left Ventricular Aneurysm Presenting as a Late Complication of Childhood Chemotherapy.
Case Rep Cardiol
; 2015: 625451, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
Cardiotoxicity is a well known adverse effect of chemotherapy. Multiple cardiac injuries have been reported including cardiomyopathy, pericarditis, myocarditis, angina, arrhythmias, and myocardial infarction. A left ventricular aneurysm due to chemotherapy is a rare and a dangerous complication which is particularly challenging in diagnosis requiring a high index of suspicion and periodic imaging. We present a case of a young Caucasian male with a past medical history of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia status after chemotherapy during his childhood diagnosed with left ventricular aneurysm several years later.
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MEDLINE
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Case Rep Cardiol
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article
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Estados Unidos