Amiodarone is an amphiphilic iodinated compound that is used as a treatment for refractory
ventricular arrhythmias. During evaluation for possible pulmonary toxicity, a patient receiving …

Although the antiarrhythmic agent, amiodarone, is known to cause elevation of liver function
tests, the effect of this drug on abdominal computerized tomography (CT) scans in patients …

Approximately 40% of the anti-arrhythmic drug, amiodarone, consists of iodine. During long-
term therapy both the drug and its major metabolite, desethylamiodarone, are deposited in …

This is a case report in which a 60‐year‐old man who suffered from ventricular tachycardia
with dilated cardiomyopathy was prescribed amiodarone. After taking amiodarone, liver …

Amiodarone therapy is difficult to monitor because of the poor correlation between plasma
amiodarone levels and clinical efficacy or toxicity. Monitoring tissue levels may give a better …

Amiodarone hydrochloride, used for prophylaxis of recurrent ventricular tachyarrhythmias
that are resistant to other agents, may cause toxic pulmonary reactions associated with …

Five patients had amiodarone hepatotoxicity detected on routine biochemical monitoring.
Symptoms attributable to hepatotoxicity were minimal or absent; reversible hepatomegaly …

A 63-year-old man presented with ascites after therapy with amiodarone, 200 mg orally once
per day for 22.5 months. A liver biopsy showed grade 3 chronic hepatitis and micronodular …

The computed tomographic (CT) chest scans of 11 patients who developed respiratory or
constitutional symptoms while receiving amiodarone therapy were reviewed. CT findings …

We present the first description of amiodarone toxicity in the liver without phospholipidosis or
steatosis. In doing so, we will review the various effects of amiodarone toxicity in various …