First-dose idarubicin cardiomyopathy: a case of new heart failure after induction chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukaemia.

Anthracyclines are an effective chemotherapy agent. However, very few cases of idarubicin-induced cardiomyopathy exist. Herein, we describe a case of first-dose idarubicin-related acute heart failure in a woman with a history of myelodysplastic syndrome converted to acute myeloid leukaemia.