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ArticleJournal of investigative medicine high impact case reports

Cyclophosphamide-Induced Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report, Review, and Recommendations for Management.

Sumandeep Dhesi, Michael P Chu, Gregg Blevins, Ian Paterson, Loree Larratt, Gavin Y Oudit, Daniel H Kim

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Article in Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
84citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

84 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 131 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Revisiting Secondary Dilative Cardiomyopathy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  2. Brazilian Society of Cardiology Guideline on Myocarditis - 2022.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2022
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  9. Caught in the crossfire: cardiac complications of cancer therapy.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2026
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  13. Cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy.Exploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy · 2026
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  15. Cardio-Oncology and Multi-Imaging Modalities.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025
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24 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sumandeep DhesiUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Michael P ChuUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Gregg BlevinsUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Ian PatersonUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Loree LarrattUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Gavin Y OuditUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Daniel H KimUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
University of Alberta · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cyclophosphamide is increasingly used to treat various types of cancers and autoimmune conditions. Higher doses of this drug may produce significant cardiac toxicity, including fatal hemorrhagic myocarditis. In this review, we present a case of cyclophosphamide-induced cardiomyopathy requiring mechanical circulatory support. We also describe the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and risk factors for this important clinical entity and propose early detection and management strategies.

Indexed as

cardiomyopathycardiotoxicitycyclophosphamideheart failuremechanical circulatory supportmyocarditis

Identifiers

PMID26425570
PMCPMC4528786
OpenAlexW2135015334

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