Withdrawal of Heart Failure Medications in Cancer Survivors With Chemotherapy-Induced Left Ventricular Dysfunction: A Pilot Study

J Card Fail. 2016 Jun;22(6):481-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2016.03.011. Epub 2016 Mar 29.

Authors

Anecita P Fadol¹, Jose Banchs², Saamir A Hassan², Edward T H Yeh², Bryan Fellman³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nursing, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
² Department of Cardiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
³ Department of Biostatistics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.

PMID: 27036866
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2016.03.011

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects*
Cardiotonic Agents / therapeutic use*
Female
Heart Failure / complications
Heart Failure / drug therapy*
Humans
Male
Neoplasms / drug therapy*
Pilot Projects
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / chemically induced*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology
Withholding Treatment*

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents
Cardiotonic Agents