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ArticleBMJ case reports2020

Intermittent left bundle branch block and acute heart failure in trastuzumab-induced cardiotoxicity.

Ravi Masson, Hooman Bakhshi, Tariq M Haddad

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ravi MassonDepartment of Internal Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, USA ravimasson@gmail.com.
Hooman BakhshiDepartment of Cardiology, Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia, USA.
Tariq M HaddadDepartment of Cardiology, Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia, USA.
Alaska Heart and Vascular Institute · USGeorgetown University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 70-year-old woman with HER2+/ER+ breast cancer on adjuvant trastuzumab therapy without a history of cardiovascular disease presented with respiratory failure from influenza and was found to have intermittent left bundle branch block (LBBB) with new onset systolic heart failure. Her course was complicated by polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and recurrent chest pain. Significant investigations included a normal cardiac MRI and cardiac catheterisation with unobstructed coronaries. It was determined that the aetiology of her heart failure was trastuzumab-induced cardiotoxicity after comprehensive workup. This case highlights an uncommon presentation of LBBB and the steps taken to diagnose a rare cardiomyopathy.

Indexed as

AgedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBreast NeoplasmsBundle-Branch BlockCardiotoxicityElectrocardiographyFemaleHeart Failure, SystolicHumansTrastuzumabAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalTrastuzumabbreast cancercancer - see oncologychemotherapyheart failureunwanted effects / adverse reactions

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PMID32723779
PMCPMC7389772
OpenAlexW3046217976

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