Lone atrial fibrillation: more than meets the eye.
Doxorubicin has been used as a chemotherapeutic agent for over 30 years. Its cardiac toxicity has been known for over 20 years. In recent years, delayed-onset cardiac toxicity has been described as yet another cardiac complication of doxorubicin and other anthracyclines. The following case is felt to represent such an example.
Coates
Robert A
RA
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000139:chemically induced; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007352:Insurance, Life; D008297:Male; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy
D004317:Doxorubicin