The anti-arrhythmic agent amiodarone (AD) is associated with numerous adverse effects,
but serious liver disease is rare. The improved safety of administration of daily low doses of …

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 …

Amiodarone is a widely used and effective long-term antiarrhythmic drug but with known
adverse effects. Prolonged oral administration of this drug has been implicated in numerous …

Amiodarone chlorhydrate is a diiodated benzofuran derivative used to treat cardiac rhythm
abnormalities. Hepatotoxicity is a relatively uncommon side effect of amiodarone and …

Hepatotoxicity due to chronic amiodarone (AD) use is well described. However, hepatitis
occurring after acute administration of AD has only occasionally been reported and the …

A few cases of alcohol-like chronic liver disease have recently been described in patients on
high daily doses of amiodarone (400–600 mg) for 5–24 months. We report here 3 cases in …

A72-year-old Korean male was admitted because of sudden onset of abdominal distension.
He had been treated with amiodarone 200 mg, felodipine 5 mg, hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg …

Amiodarone is a commonly used anti‐arrhythmic in elderly patients. Abnormal liver function
is frequently reported with its use but clinically symptomatic disease is rare. Hepatomegaly …

Background: Amiodarone is associated with varying degrees of hepatotoxicity. Aims: to
study the association between the presence of the metabolic syndrome or rightsided heart …

Amiodarone is one of the most effective antiarrhythmic drugs available and is widely
prescribed despite several potentially life-threatening side-effects. Hepatotoxicity is the most …