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Can it be possible for some drugs to cause heart failiure?
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Yes: Some drugs, especially some chemotherapy medications, can cause heart failure. This is rare other than with chemotherapy.
Answered 1/6/2014
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CCF and drugs: Some cardio toxic drugs such as anticancer medications can worsen or cause here failure. Some commonly used drugs like NSAIDS , amiodarone may worsen CCF in some patients. The list is long and individual variability is there.
Answered 10/19/2016
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