title: [Continuous Holter cardiac monitoring and chemotherapy by combination with platinum and fluoro-uracil].
abstract: Thirty-three male patients (pts) were given cisplatin and fluoro-uracil (1 g/m2/d) in IV continuous infusion over 96 h, for the primary or palliative treatment of locally advanced head and neck cancer. The mean age was 52 +/- 7 years (range: 37-65). Patients underwent continuous ECG monitoring and were monitored for 22.4 +/- 1.5 h before FU infusion, 91.9 +/- 7.3 h during FU infusion and 18.5 +/- 2 h after 5FU infusion. Patients were given one cycle of chemotherapy (32 pts), two (25 pts) or three consecutive cycles (20 pts). Seventeen pts (53%) had supraventricular arrythmia, 15 pts (47%) had ventricular arrythmia and 10 pts (31%) had ST segment deviation. The ECG abnormalities were more frequent during the first cycle of chemotherapy. No previous clinical or ECG parameter was associated to ECG changes. Platin-induced hypomagnesemia and hypokaliemia probably increase incidence of cardiac abnormalities, during and after FU infusion.
authors.affiliation: Centre Oscar-Lambret, Lille, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cappelaere
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Staumont
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dupuis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gautier
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Adenis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory / Q000187:drug effects*; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000139:chemically induced; D008275:Magnesium Deficiency / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil
vernacular_title: Enregistrement cardiaque continu par Holter et chimiothérapie par une association de platine et de fluoro-uracile.