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Cytarabine‐induced pericarditis confirmed using cardiac MRI: A case report
Author(s) -
Dong Tony,
Chami Tarek,
Chami Besher,
AlKindi Sadeer,
Hoit Brian D.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.15135
Subject(s) - cytarabine , medicine , acute pericarditis , complication , pericarditis , radiology , myeloid leukemia , cardiac tamponade , induction chemotherapy , chemotherapy , cardiology
Pericarditis is a rare but debilitating complication of cytarabine therapy. While echocardiography can aid with the diagnosis, cardiac MRI has superior accuracy in establishing the diagnosis. In this case, we describe a 65‐year‐old patient receiving cytarabine as part of induction chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia who developed acute pericarditis. Her cardiac MRI revealed pericardial edema on T2‐weighted STIR imaging and pericardial late gadolinium enhancement which confirmed the diagnosis.