Anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity:A case report and review of literature

• 作者: Chung-Tsen Hsueh Eric H Lee Esther G Chong Gayathri Nagaraj Laura Denham Reena Sail
• 来源期刊: 世界心脏病学杂志:英文版(电子版)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: ANTHRACYCLINE CARDIOTOXICITY DOXORUBICIN TROPONIN Brain natriuretic peptide Case report
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（1）
• 页码范围: 28-37
• 页数: 10页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

BACKGROUND Doxorubicin and other anthracycline derivatives inhibit topoisomerase II and is an important class of cytotoxic chemotherapy in cancer treatment.The use of anthracycline is limited by dose-dependent cardiotoxicity,which may manifest initially as asymptomatic cardiac dysfunction with subsequent progression to congestive heart failure.Despite baseline assessment and periodic monitoring of cardiac function for patients receiving anthracycline agents,there are unmet needs in prediction and prevention of anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity(AIC).CASE SUMMARY A 35-year-old African American female was found to have a 9-cm high-grade osteosarcoma of right femur and normal baseline cardiac function with left ventricular ejection fraction of approximately 60%-70%determined by transthoracic and dobutamine stress echocardiogram.She underwent perioperative doxorubicin and cisplatin chemotherapy with 3 cycles before surgery and 3 cycles after surgery,and received a total of 450 mg/m2 doxorubicin at the end of her treatment course.She was evaluated regularly during chemotherapy without any cardiac or respiratory symptoms.Approximately two months after her last chemotherapy,the patient presented to the emergency department with dyspnea for one week and was intubated for acute hypoxic respiratory failure.Echocardiogram showed an ejection fraction of 5%-10%with severe biventricular failure.Despite attempts to optimize cardiac function,the patient’s hemodynamic status continued to decline,and resuscitation was not successful on the seventh day of hospitalization.The autopsy showed no evidence of osteosarcoma,and the likely cause of death was cardiac failure with the evidence of pulmonary congestion,liver congestion,and multiple body cavity effusions.CONCLUSION We present a case of 35-year-old African American female developing cardiogenic shock shortly after receiving a cumulative dose of 450 mg/m2 doxorubicin over 9 mo.Cardiac monitoring and management of patients receiving anthracycline chemotherapy have been an area