Case Report

Acute Myocardial Infarction Following 5-Fluorouracil Use

Volume: 1 Number: 2 July 17, 2019
EN TR

Acute Myocardial Infarction Following 5-Fluorouracil Use

Abstract

Fluorouracil (5-FU) is the most common chemotherapeutic agent suggested for colorectal cancers. Cardiogenic side effects such as coroner artery vasospasm, ventricular dysrhythmia, and cardiac ischemia are also rarely stated. 48-year-old male patient applied to the emergency service with conditions of chest pain, nausea and vomiting. ECG was performed and found to be normal sinus rhythm. In the control ECG of the patient, there were ST elevations in inferior and anterior derivations. The control troponin value for the patient was found to be 0,073 μg/L (normal range 0,010-0.023 μg/L). When the patient expressed that his chest pain aggravated even more as he was being prepared for coroner angiography, control ECG was reperformed and seen that lateral derivations were added to ST elevations in inferior and anterior derivations. The patient, who has started to chemotherapy two days ago and still receives 5-FU infusion, is thought to have myocardial infarction with ST elevation based on the cardiotoxic impact of 5-FU, and he was taken to coroner angiography. His CAG is reported as LAD: Plaque CX: Plaque RCA: 40% lesion observed at CB alignment. 5-FU is a partner medical agent used to treat head and neck, gastrointestinal system, bladder, and chest malignancies. Despite cardiac toxicity being a rare and serious complication, the life-threatening toxicity is observed in 0,5% of the patients. In the previous reports, it is underlined that the only mechanism contributing to STEMI development after 5-FU infusion is vasospasm. In our case, the patient came to us with myocardial infarction with ST elevation resulting from the emergence of chest pain after the use of 5-FU. Patients should be closely followed when receiving 5-FU treatment. Due to the cardiac side effects that may seriously show a fatal course, patients should be examined in detail before the treatment.

Keywords

References

  1. 1.de Gramont Ad, Figer A, Seymour M, Homerin M, Hmissi A, Cassidy J, et al. Leucovorin and fluorouracil with or without oxaliplatin as first-line treatment in advanced colorectal cancer. J Clin Oncol 2000;18(16):2938–47.
  2. 2. Shimura T, Fuse N, Yoshino T, et al. Clinical features of interstitial lung disease induced by standard chemotherapy (FOLFOX or FOLFIRI) for colorectal cancer. Ann Oncol 2010;21:2005–10.
  3. 3. Alter P, Herzum M, Soufi M, Schaefer JR, Maisch B. Cardiotoxicity of 5-fluorouracil. Cardiovasc Hematol Agents Med Chem 2006;4: 1–5.
  4. 4. Fidan E, Fidan S, Yildiz B, et al. Bolus fluorouracil induced syncope and pulseless ventricular tachycardia: a case report. Hippokratia 2011;15:93–5.
  5. 5. Luwaert RJ, Descamps O, Majois F, Chaudron JM, Beauduin M. Coronary-artery spasm induced by 5-fluorouracil. Eur Heart J 1991;12:468–70.
  6. 6. Sorrentino MF, Kim J, Foderaro AE, Truesdell AG. 5-Fluorouracil induced cardiotoxicity: review of the literature. Cardiol J 2012;19: 453–8.
  7. 7. Sorrentino MF, Kim J, Foderaro AE, Truesdell AG, 5-fluorouracil induced cardiotoxicity: review of the li¬terature. Cardiol J 2012;19:453-458. http://dx.doi.org/10.5603/CJ.2012.0084
  8. 8. Alter P, Herzum M, Soufi M, Schaefer JR, Maisch B, Cardiotoxicity of 5-fluouracil. Cardiovasc Hematol Agents Med Chem 2006;4:1-5.

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Emergency Medicine

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

July 17, 2019

Submission Date

January 11, 2019

Acceptance Date

February 9, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 1 Number: 2

APA
Gürbüz, Ş., Ekmekyapar, M., Oğuztürk, H., Yücel, N., Turtay, M. G., & Derya, S. (2019). Acute Myocardial Infarction Following 5-Fluorouracil Use. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology, 1(2), 73-76. https://izlik.org/JA76JN39YK
AMA
1.Gürbüz Ş, Ekmekyapar M, Oğuztürk H, Yücel N, Turtay MG, Derya S. Acute Myocardial Infarction Following 5-Fluorouracil Use. Eurasian J Tox. 2019;1(2):73-76. https://izlik.org/JA76JN39YK
Chicago
Gürbüz, Şükrü, Muhammed Ekmekyapar, Hakan Oğuztürk, Neslihan Yücel, M. Gökhan Turtay, and Serdar Derya. 2019. “Acute Myocardial Infarction Following 5-Fluorouracil Use”. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology 1 (2): 73-76. https://izlik.org/JA76JN39YK.
EndNote
Gürbüz Ş, Ekmekyapar M, Oğuztürk H, Yücel N, Turtay MG, Derya S (July 1, 2019) Acute Myocardial Infarction Following 5-Fluorouracil Use. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology 1 2 73–76.
IEEE
[1]Ş. Gürbüz, M. Ekmekyapar, H. Oğuztürk, N. Yücel, M. G. Turtay, and S. Derya, “Acute Myocardial Infarction Following 5-Fluorouracil Use”, Eurasian J Tox, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 73–76, July 2019, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA76JN39YK
ISNAD
Gürbüz, Şükrü - Ekmekyapar, Muhammed - Oğuztürk, Hakan - Yücel, Neslihan - Turtay, M. Gökhan - Derya, Serdar. “Acute Myocardial Infarction Following 5-Fluorouracil Use”. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology 1/2 (July 1, 2019): 73-76. https://izlik.org/JA76JN39YK.
JAMA
1.Gürbüz Ş, Ekmekyapar M, Oğuztürk H, Yücel N, Turtay MG, Derya S. Acute Myocardial Infarction Following 5-Fluorouracil Use. Eurasian J Tox. 2019;1:73–76.
MLA
Gürbüz, Şükrü, et al. “Acute Myocardial Infarction Following 5-Fluorouracil Use”. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology, vol. 1, no. 2, July 2019, pp. 73-76, https://izlik.org/JA76JN39YK.
Vancouver
1.Şükrü Gürbüz, Muhammed Ekmekyapar, Hakan Oğuztürk, Neslihan Yücel, M. Gökhan Turtay, Serdar Derya. Acute Myocardial Infarction Following 5-Fluorouracil Use. Eurasian J Tox [Internet]. 2019 Jul. 1;1(2):73-6. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA76JN39YK