• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Elevation of the Pacing Threshold: A Side Effect in a Patient with Pacemaker Undergoing Therapy with Doxorubicin and Vincristine
  • Beteiligte: Wilke, Andreas; Hesse, Hartmut; Görg, Christian; Maisch, Bernhard
  • Erschienen: S. Karger AG, 1999
  • Erschienen in: Oncology
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1159/000011949
  • ISSN: 0030-2414; 1423-0232
  • Schlagwörter: Cancer Research ; Oncology ; General Medicine
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:p>A 56-year-old female patient with an IgG plasmocytoma first diagnosed 5 years before underwent 3 cycles of chemotherapy according to the VAD scheme. A VVI pacemaker had been implanted 3 years earlier. After each cycle, the output of the pacemaker had to be increased as the pacing threshold had increased, resulting in a slow pulse. This case demonstrates that patients with a pacemaker that undergo chemotherapy with cardiotoxic agents must be followed carefully.</jats:p>