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ArticleEuropean heart journal. Case reports2022

Successful treatment of doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy with low-dose sacubitril/valsartan: a case report.

Elisabeth Bell, Alexander Desuki, Susanne Karbach, Sebastian Göbel

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Article in European heart journal. Case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elisabeth BellCardiology I-Center of Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3929-6702
Alexander DesukiUniversity Cancer Center Mainz, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9627-5871
Susanne KarbachCardiology I-Center of Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4462-3747
Sebastian GöbelCardiology I-Center of Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8974-2523
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD) is a challenging and life-threatening complication of many chemotherapeutic regimens. CTRCD prevention, diagnosis, and therapy require both careful interdisciplinary assessment and management. For patients with CTRCD, current guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) recommend an angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor in combination with a beta-blocker. Recent studies indicate a beneficial effect of sacubitril/valsartan in this patient population. Case summary: A 68-year-old female patient with a pleural epithelioid angiosarcoma developed heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and elevated serum biomarkers following doxorubicin treatment. After implementation of a recommended cardioprotective medical therapy including torasemide, ramipril, carvedilol, and spironolactone, the patient suffered two cardiac decompensations within 4 weeks after initiation of a paclitaxel regimen and pleural radiation therapy due to pain exacerbation. Despite a continuous application of the cardioprotective medical treatment regimen, no improvement of left-ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was detected in a 4-month follow up. Interestingly, after omitting ramipril and implementing low-dose sacubitril/valsartan (26/24 mg), we observed a decrease in serum biomarkers within 3 months as well as a significant improvement of LVEF within 6 months. After nearly 10 months of disease stabilization under paclitaxel, the patient suffered progressive cancer disease and deceased 1 week later after the initiation of a therapeutic attempt with pazopanib. Discussion: This case report highlights the importance of interdisciplinary care in cancer patients as well as the promising role of (low-dose) sacubitril/valsartan in patients with CTRCD even in the setting of delayed initiation.

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Cardio-oncologyCardiotoxicityCardiovascular imagingCase reportDoxorubicinSacubitril/valsartan

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PMID36267296
PMCPMC9575188
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