Myocardial infarction secondary to 5-fluorouracil: not an absolute contraindication to rechallenge?

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Mar 15;172(2):e331-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.274. Epub 2014 Jan 10.

¹ Department of Cardiology, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia.
² Department of Cardiology, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia; Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States; School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia. Electronic address: Luis.Sushil@mayo.edu.
³ Department of Oncology, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia.

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Keywords: 5-Fluorouracil; Cancer; Chemotherapy; Colon cancer; Coronary vasospasm; Myocardial infarction.

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