Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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VI.a

Cardiomyopathy (acute, subacute, chronic)

Can be acute or subacute in onset. Severity is from the asymptomatic/subclinical state to overt heart failure. May cause acute or chronic left ventricular dysfunction, congestive heart failure (XIIIa) or cardiogenic pulmonary edema (IId). In some cases, will improve with drug stoppage

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Kerkelä R, Grazette L, Yacobi R, Iliescu C, Patten R, Beahm C, Walters B, Shevtsov S, Pesant S, Clubb FJ, Rosenzweig A, Salomon RN, Van Etten RA, Alroy J, Durand JB, Force T

Cardiotoxicity of the cancer therapeutic agent imatinib mesylate.

Nature medicine 2006 Aug;12;908-16 — 2006 Aug — 908-16