CARDIOTOXICITY INDUCED BY CAPECITABINE: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Ntama Dauphin*, Bakunda Christian, Falone Amoussou and Errihani Hassan
ABSTRACT
Capecitabine is a chemotherapy drug that is widely used in several types of cancer. The majority of its side effects are moderately severe except for cardiac toxicities which are of low incidence but should be managed with knowledge as they are potentially fatal. In this article, we report a case of cardiac toxicity and review the literature to identify common risk factors, frequent clinical manifestations and approaches to manage these toxicities.
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