Decitabine Induced Delayed Cardiomyopathy in Hematologic Malignancy
oleh: Pradyumna Agasthi, Hemalatha Narayanasamy, Dan Sorajja, James Slack, Farouk Mookadam
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Wiley 2018-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Decitabine is a pyrimidine analogue of nucleoside cytidine, used for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes, chronic myelogenous leukemia, and acute myelogenous leukemia. We present a case of cardiomyopathy associated with decitabine used for secondary acute myelogenous leukemia. The patient presented with new heart failure symptoms and an ejection fraction decline.