Very Early Onset of Amiodarone-Induced Pulmonary Toxicity
Korean Circulation Journal
;
: 699-701, 2013.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-93457
ABSTRACT
Amiodarone is a widely used antiarrhythmic agent. Among its various adverse effects, amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity (APT) is the most life threatening complication, which has been described mostly in patients who have been in treatment with high accumulative doses for a long duration of time. However, amiodarone therapy in short-term duration induced APT was rarely reported. We describe a case of a 54-year-old man who is presented with symptoms of APT after a few days of therapy for post-myocardial infarction ventricular tachycardia. For early diagnosis and successful treatment, awareness and high suspicion of this rare type of early onset APT is crucial in patients with amiodarone therapy.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
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Tachycardia, Ventricular
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Early Diagnosis
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Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
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Amiodarone
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Infarction
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Myocardial Infarction
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Circulation Journal
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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