Heart rhythm disturbances as manifestations of cardiotoxicity of chemotherapy in the treatment of an ovarian cancer patient
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1 Scientific Institution Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, Sosnovyy bul’var, 6, Kemerovo, 650002, Russian Federation
2 Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary, Volgogradskaya ulitsa, 35, Kemerovo, 650036, Russian Federation
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For citation: Polikutina O.M., Evtushenko V.V., Zobnina A.V., Borzyanitsa S.M., Slepynina Yu.S., Barbarash O.L. Heart rhythm disturbances as manifestations of cardiotoxicity of chemotherapy in the treatment of a patient with ovarian cancer. Creative Cardiology. 2018; 12 (2): 177–82 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.24022/1997-3187-2018-12-2-177-182
Received / Accepted: May 07, 2018 / May 14, 2018
Keywords: chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity cardiooncology heart rhythm disturbance
Abstract
A clinical case of cardiotoxicity of chemotherapy in the treatment of a patient with ovarian cancer is presented. Outpatient management problems are discussed, and differential diagnostics questions are considered.
Acknowledgements. The study had no sponsorship.
Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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About Authors
Ol’ga M. Polikutina, Dr. Med. Sci., Head of Laboratory,
Veronika V. Evtushenko, Researcher,
Anna V. Zobnina, Physician of Functional Diagnostics,
Stanislav M. Borzyanitsa, Oncologist,
Yulia S. Slepynina, Cand. Med. Sc., Senior Researcher,
Ol’ga L. Barbarash, Dr. Med. Sci., Professor, Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences, Director,

