Takotsubo cardiomyopathy caused by infusion reaction to paclitaxel

Tarec Micho Ulbeh & Shaun Cardozo et al. · 2021-08-10

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) secondary to an infusion reaction is extremely rare in the literature. Here, we present an unusual case of TCM in a patient with cervical squamous cell carcinoma who presented with acute hypoxic respiratory failure following the initiation of the first-cycle paclitaxel infusion therapy.

Authors
Tarec Micho Ulbeh, Amir Sara, Mohammed M Uddin, Kendall Bell, Adel Elmograbi, Shaun Cardozo