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Table 1 Literature search of paclitaxel-induced myocardial infarction

From: Paclitaxel-induced acute myocardial infarction: a case report and literature review

Case No.

Author

Year

Age

Gender

Cardiovascular risk factors

Symptoms

Cycle of chemotherapy

Timing of onset

ECG

Coronary angiogram

Management

Outcome

Other chemotherapy

1

Hekmat

1996

67

F

None

Chest pain, dyspnea

Second

15 h after start of infusion

Inferior STEMI

Not done

Medical management

Death after 13 h after stopping infusion

None

2

Laher

1997

61

F

None

Chest pain, dyspnea

First

6 h after completion of infusion

Anterior STEMI

Not done

Medical management

Stabilized, death from non-cardiac cause

None

3

Schrader

2005

58

F

None

Chest pain, nausea

First

20 min after start of infusion

Inferior STEMI

Not done

Medical management

Alive

None

4

Gemici

2009

51

F

Recent MI s/p PCI

Chest pain, sweating

Second

Minutes after start of infusion

Anterior/inferior STEMI

80% LCx

Stent placement (BMS)

Alive

None

5

Londley

2009

48

F

None

Circulatory collapse

Fifth

After completion of infusion

Anterior/lateral STEMI

Not done

CPR, medical management

Alive

Cisplatin (previous cycle)

6

Park

2009

63

F

Hypertension

Typical angina

First

Day after completion of infusion

Anterior STEMI

LM + dLAD

Balloon angioplasty

Alive

None

7

Shah

2012

45

F

None

Chest pain, dyspnea, sweating

First

After completion of infusion

NSTEMI

Not done

Medical management

Alive (palliative care)

None

8

Esher

2014

47

F

None

Facial flushing, chest pain

Second

5 min of start of infusion

Anterior STEMI

pLAD + vasospasm in m-/d-LAD

2 DES

Death due to PEA arrest

None

9

Rawal

2016

63

M

None

Chest pain, sweating, dyspnea, hypotension

First

Just after completion of infusion

Inferior STEMI

100% RCA

PCI

Alive

None

10

Higami

2022

48

F

None

Sweating, decreased level of consciousness

First

8–10 min of start of infusion

ST elevation in I, II, III, aVL, aVF, V4-V6

Normal

None

Alive

None