… causing acute hepatic damage after amiodarone treatment is not clear. Toxic effects of
amiodarone … , but severe hepatic toxicity and cirrhosis with low-dose amiodarone has been rarely …

… with liver cirrhosis were not observed. At about 3 months after withdrawal of amiodarone, the
… Furthermore, amiodarone and desethylamiodarone became undetectable in the blood at …

… transient and resolves after dose reduction or withdrawal, to severe liver disease (1%-3%)[1].
Acute hepatic toxicity during intravenous amiodarone has been rarely described[2-6]. …

… showed liver cirrhosis, massive ascites, and splenomegaly. … Amiodarone causes coumadin
coagulopathy by its direct and … Amiodarone can potentially affect thyroid function and cause …

Amiodarone was introduced 30 years ago as an antianginal agent … , amiodarone was primarily
used by cardiologists and today it is used throughout the medical profession. Amiodarone …

… all-cause mortality rates were also lower on amiodarone. Although small, this study provides
considerable support for a benefit of amiodarone over … and may increase all-cause mortality. …

… to a loading dose of amiodarone in a patient with liver cirrhosis. Amiodarone is a di-ionated …
After more than 20 years of clinical experience, the side effect profile of amiodarone is well …

… Amiodarone-induced cirrhotic patients showed that druginduced cirrhosis is similar to alcoholic
cirrhosis… hyaline along with other usual pathologic findings of cirrhosis are noted [53–55]. …

… amiodarone is a potent inhibitor of phospholipase A [11]. Amiodarone complexes with
phospholipids, causing … to alcoholic fatty liver disease, amiodarone-induced hepatotoxicity may be …

… Hepatic toxicity varies from an asymptomatic and transient rise of serum aminotransferases
that resolves after dose reduction or withdrawal, to severe liver disease [1]. Intravenous …