A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
Diego Rafael Freitas Berenguer
, Monica de Moraes Chaves Becker
, Roberto de Oliveira Buril
, Paula Araruna Bertão, Brivaldo Markman Filho, [...]
Diego Rafael Freitas Berenguer
, Monica de Moraes Chaves Becker
, Roberto de Oliveira Buril
, Paula Araruna Bertão, Brivaldo Markman Filho, [...]
Abstract The objective of this case report was to present the progression of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity in a patient with lymphoma, highlighting the importance of myocardial fluor-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) uptake by positron emission tomography coupled with computed tomography (PET/CT). 43-year-old female patient with uterine lymphoma, who underwent hysterectomy followed by three chemotherapy regimens and radiotherapy. The patient had episodes of acute heart failure two years after chemotherapy. Echocardiogram revealed a reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). A retrospective analysis of 18F-FDG […]
Keywords: Cardiotoxicity; Doxorubicin; Heart failure; Lymphoma; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography