Cardiac stunning as a manifestation of ATRA differentiation syndrome in acute promyelocytic leukemia

Med Oncol. 2012 Mar;29(1):248-50. doi: 10.1007/s12032-010-9813-8. Epub 2011 Jan 26.

Authors

Gil C De Santis¹, Maria Isabel A Madeira, Luciana C O de Oliveira, Roberto P Falcao, Eduardo M Rego

Affiliation

¹ Hematology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. gil@hemocentro.fmrp.usp.br

PMID: 21267674
DOI: 10.1007/s12032-010-9813-8

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects*
Coronary Angiography
Echocardiography
Female
Humans
Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / drug therapy*
Myocardial Stunning / chemically induced*
Myocardial Stunning / physiopathology
Syndrome
Tretinoin / adverse effects*

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents
Tretinoin