Five patients developed neurological adverse effects as they were treated with amiodarone
for 2 to 18 months. The daily maintenance dose did not exceed 400 mg. The neurological …

Objective To assess the incidence, severity, and spectrum of neurologic toxic effects
associated with administration of amiodarone hydrochloride. Design Retrospective medical …

Despite its efficacy in treating arrhythmias, the approved clinical use of amiodarone has
been limited to refractory ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias. This is due to its high …

The efficacy of amiodarone is tempered by its toxicity, with 50% of long-term users
discontinuing the drug. The non-cardiac side effects of amiodarone may involve central and …

Fifty-four consecutive patients were treated with amiodarone for symptomatic ventricular
tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation refractory to treatment with conventional antiarrhythmic …

Amiodarone is an iodinated benzofuran derivative class III antiarrhythmic that is highly
effective in suppressing ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias. It is also associated …

Discussion Our patient presented with multisystem amiodarone toxicity including cardiac,
pulmonary, thyroid and hepatic toxicity following inadvertent continuation of her loading …

Purpose. A case of amiodarone-induced neurotoxicity is reported. Summary. A 76-year-old
man arrivedat the emergency department with complaints of increasing imbalance over the …

Amiodarone is an extremely effective antiarrhythmic agent for the treatment of both life-
threatening ventricular arrhythmias and refractory supraventricular tachyarrhythmias …

• One hundred two patients with recurrent, drug-refractory tachyarrhythmias were treated
with amiodarone for nine±eight months (mean±SD)(range, one to 50 months). Forty-five …