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Doxorubicin can be used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma and has a known side effect of cardiotoxicity. Of the medications listed, it is therefore most likely to have caused cardiomyopathy.
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Doxorubicin
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Cisplatin more commonly causes nephrotoxicity than cardiomyopathy.
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b
Cisplatin
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Bleomycin more commonly causes lung fibrosis or pneumonitis than cardiomyopathy.
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Bleomycin
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Cyclophosphamide more commonly causes cystitis and bladder irritation than cardiomyopathy.
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Cyclophosphamide
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Vincristine more commonly causes peripheral neuropathy than cardiomyopathy.
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c
Vincristine
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Hypertension Wilsons
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Specific Side Effects of Chemotherapy
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Oncology and Palliative Care
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Doxorubicin, a chemotherapy agent, can cause cardiotoxicity, particularly with prolonged use or high doses, leading to heart failure, arrhythmias, and myocardial damage due to its effects on cardiac muscle cells.
A 73-year-old male has shortness of breath on exertion and palpitations.

He has a past medical history of Hodgkin's lymphoma, treated with chemotherapy.

He is found to have cardiomyopathy on further investigation. His doctor states this is possibly due to his previous chemotherapy medication.

Which medication is most likely to have caused cardiomyopathy?
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