title: Five cases of anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy effectively treated with carvedilol.
abstract: Anthracycline, a widely used anti-cancer agent, can elicit irreversible cardiomyopathy called anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy (ACM). In this report, we describe 5 cases of severe chronic heart failure due to ACM effectively treated with the beta-blocker, carvedilol. Their left ventricular function as well as cardiac symptoms were persistently improved after treatment with carvedilol, suggesting that carvedilol may be an effective therapeutic strategy for ACM as demonstrated in other forms of chronic heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Hiroshima Red-Cross and Atomic Bomb Survivors, Hiroshima.
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mukai
authors.forename: Tomoki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Ryuichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nakaike
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mukai
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwato
authors.forename: Taiichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kyo
authors.forename: Shunichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaseda
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D018943:Anthracyclines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002227:Carbazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000077261:Carvedilol; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018754:Ventricular Dysfunction / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D018943:Anthracyclines; D002227:Carbazoles; D011412:Propanolamines; D000077261:Carvedilol