title: [Pharmacokinetics and acute signs of cardiac toxicity during doxorubicin therapy].
abstract: Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) has shown impressive activity in the treatment of a broad spectrum of malignant tumours. Chronic irreversible cardiac myopathy is the usual cumulative dose-limiting toxicity with this anthracycline antibiotic. In this study acute cardiac reactions following doxorubicin infusions (60 mg/m2) were registered by means of ECG Holter monitoring and measurement of systolic time intervals. The PEPI as well as the PEP/LVET ratio were found to be significantly increased, with a peak at 6 hours following drug infusion (p less than 0.001). This observation proves the occurrence of transient myocardial dysfunction during doxorubicin treatment. Pharmacokinetic data showed good correlation between the electrocardiographic changes and the tissue distribution of the drug. Doxorubicin-related ventricular arrhythmias were observed in only 2 out of 6 cases. Repeated acute myocardial damage by doxorubicin infusions is considered to be the cause of chronic cardiomyopathy with long-term administration.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D007700:Kinetics; D008875:Middle Aged; D013599:Systole
chemical_list: D004317:Doxorubicin
vernacular_title: Pharmakokinetik und akute kardiale Toxizitätszeichen unter Doxorubicintherapie.