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Background Doxorubicin is an important drug used in the treatment of children with acute leukemia, and cardiotoxicity is the most serious complication due to its use. The cardiac dysfunction due to doxorubicin can be acute, early, or late. Echocardiography is a non-invasive tool and can be employed to detect clinical and subclinical cardiac dysfunction and plan treatment strategies accordingly.
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January 2025
Faculty of Medicine, "Carol-Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
: Bupropion, an atypical antidepressant and smoking cessation aid, is known for its potential to cause seizures, cardiotoxicity and neurotoxicity in overdose scenarios. However, overdoses may present variably, and muscular and renal complications, such as rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury (AKI), can emerge in unexpected ways. Previous reports have shown that severe overdoses can lead to a spectrum of complications, but the precise mechanisms linking bupropion overdose with rhabdomyolysis remain poorly understood.
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January 2025
Division of Cardiology, Tel Aviv Sourasky medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Aims: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer treatment outcomes. However, the response varies across different populations, and their use may lead to life-threatening cardiovascular (CV) events. While pre-treatment reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is considered a marker for high-risk cardiotoxicity and a contraindication for anthracycline and HER2-targeted therapies, there is limited evidence on the safety and efficacy of ICIs therapy in patients presenting with pre-treatment reduced LVEF.
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January 2025
Medical Oncology, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Coimbra Francisco Gentil, Coimbra, PRT.
The multitarget oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor sorafenib is an effective first-line treatment option in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Through its mechanism of action, it has been associated with cardiotoxicity, mainly hypertension, which is usually low-grade and well-managed with behavioral changes and antihypertensor treatment adjustment, if needed. Acute, symptomatic heart failure is rarely described.
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