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Amiodarone‐induced acute lung toxicity in an ICU setting
Author(s) -
Skroubis T.,
Galiatsou E.,
Metafratzi Z.,
Karahaliou A.,
Kitsakos A.,
Nakos G.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2005.00606.x
Subject(s) - medicine , amiodarone , toxicity , pulmonary toxicity , anesthesia , lung , intensive care medicine , cardiology , atrial fibrillation
Amiodarone is a highly effective antiarrhythmic drug, albeit notorious for its serious pulmonary toxicity. The incidence of amiodarone‐induced pulmonary toxicity (APT) appears to be 1% per year (1). We report a case of very acute APT in a man suffering from postoperative atrial fibrillation.