Anesth Analg 2003;97:19-20
© 2003 International Anesthesia Research Society
CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA
Sino-Atrial Block During Anesthesia in a Patient with Breast Cancer Being Treated with the Anticancer Drug Epirubicin
Takashi Okamoto, MD,
Junichi Ogata, MD, and
Kouichiro Minami, MD PhD
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Kouichiro Minami, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, 1-1, Iseigaoka, Yahatanishiku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 807-8555, Japan. Address e-mail to kminami{at}med.uoeh-u.ac.jp
IMPLICATIONS: Epirubicin, an anticancer drug, causes cardiotoxicity. We reported a case of sino-atrial block during general anesthesia in a woman with breast cancer who had received epirubicin. Anesthesiologists should be aware of the possible occurrence of sino-atrial block with epirubicin, and planting a pacemaker might be considered even in asymptomatic patients.
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