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ArticleInternational journal of preventive medicine2019

Late Cardiotoxicity in MS Patients Treated with Mitoxantrone.

Jamshid Najafian, Ali Nasri, Masoud Etemadifar, Fardin Salehzadeh

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Article in International journal of preventive medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jamshid NajafianHypertension Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Ali NasriCardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Masoud EtemadifarInterventional Cardiology Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Fardin SalehzadehDepartment of Neurology, Medical School, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextMitoxantrone (MTX) is an antracyclin drug that is used for treatment of patients with chronic refractory multiple sclerosis (MS). Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a rare complication of this drug that may occur early, during therapy, or late, months or years after termination of therapy.

aimsThe aim of this study is to evaluate the long-term adverse effect of MTX on cardiac function.

methodsThe study involved 49 MS patients on MTX therapy because of their disease was refractory to other treatments (18 men and 31 women). They were treated in two canters related to Esfahan University of Medical Sciences. The mean age was 34.65 ± 9.56 years. Systolic and diastolic left ventricular (LV) functions were measured by echocardiography. The baseline echocardiographic data were collected from patients' file. Echocardiography was repeated by a single cardiologist in 2016.

resultsAfter MTX therapy, one patient's ejection fraction (EF) reduced below 50% (2%). In spite of their normal diastolic function before therapy, two patients developed diastolic dysfunction (4%). Nonparametric binominal analysis reveals that MTX therapy increased the probability of developing systolic dysfunction, early or late

conclusionsMS patients treated with MTX are at increased risk of developing early and late-LV dysfunction, so all patients on MTX therapy must be periodically evaluated for these late complications.

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Heart failuremitoxantronemultiple sclerosis

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