title: Acute myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest in a patient receiving paclitaxel.
abstract: A 68-year-old man suffered an acute myocardial infarction while receiving an intravenous infusion of paclitaxel. Coronary angiograms revealed only mild plaquing of the infarct-related artery without significant angiographic obstructions. The authors postulate that paclitaxel may have caused coronary vasospasm and myocardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA. phongnguyenho@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Phong
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nguyen-Ho
authors.forename: Neal S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Kleiman
authors.forename: Mario S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Verani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000187:drug effects; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D017239:Paclitaxel