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Was Taking Tamoxifen. Diagnosed With Congestive Heart Failure(CHF). On Medicines. Are Tamoxifen And CHF Related?
I was taking Tamoxifen for 5 years. I am now menopausal and taking another drug for another 5 years (starts with L and I forget the name). I have newly diagnosed congestive heart failure . I knew I had intermittent atrial fib x 10 years or so, now it is not intermittent and I am on drugs for rate control, Xarelto, etc. My question is, is this just my bad luck or is there a connection between Tamoxifen and CHF?
Cardiomyopathy is not a symptom commonly associated with tamoxifen which is, on the whole, extremely well tolerated by most women who use it.
but some cases reported with tamoxifen ( it can be associated diseases in that patient)
intermittent AF also cause structural change heart , which can precipitate congestive heart failure
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Dear patient, side effects of tamoxifen include thromboembolism, bleeding tendenciec, easy bruicing, fatty liver, hepatitis, swelling over body , hypersensitivity reaction and others but as such it is not known to cause congestive heart failure ,
wish so speedy recovery
thanks
Dr Arshad
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Was Taking Tamoxifen. Diagnosed With Congestive Heart Failure(CHF). On Medicines. Are Tamoxifen And CHF Related?
Cardiomyopathy is not a symptom commonly associated with tamoxifen which is, on the whole, extremely well tolerated by most women who use it. but some cases reported with tamoxifen ( it can be associated diseases in that patient) intermittent AF also cause structural change heart , which can precipitate congestive heart failure