A rare case of large intracoronary thrombosis in advanced breast cancer patient treated with epirubicin and cisplatin.
: Cancer is associated with a prothrombotic or hypercoagulable state. Intracoronary thrombosis is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication in cancer patients. We describe a rare case of large nonocclusive intracoronary thrombosis successfully treated by means of medical therapy.
Division of Cardiology, Ospedale San Paolo, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Marco
M
Centola
Stefano
S
Lucreziotti
Sara
S
Cazzaniga
Diego
D
Salerno-Uriarte
Carlo
C
Sponzilli
Stefano
S
Carugo
D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015251:Epirubicin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000925:Anticoagulants; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D015251:Epirubicin; D002945:Cisplatin