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Doxorubicin - Adriamycin

IV.a

Heart block (bundle branch- or AV-)

AV block may be complete and/or irreversible

Publications

Mahadevappa M, Pura Krishnamurthy K, Attri LK, Chandrappa Y, Kulkarni P

Rare complication of doxorubicin-induced complete heart block in a patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma: a case report.

European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice 2023 Sep;30;e26 — 2023 Sep — e26

Kilickap S, Akgul E, Aksoy S, Aytemir K, Barista I

Doxorubicin-induced second degree and complete atrioventricular block.

Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology 2005 May;7;227-30 — 2005 May — 227-30

Pötzi P, Huber J, Kühböck J, Weber H

[ECG changes in adriamycin therapy].

Acta medica Austriaca. Supplement 1979;6;339-41 — 1979 — 339-41

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