Open AccessHeart failure induced by itraconazole
Author(s) -
Hızır Okuyan,
Cihan Altın
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.117751
Subject(s) - itraconazole , heart failure , antifungal , broad spectrum , medicine , adverse effect , cardiology , intensive care medicine , dermatology , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry
Itraconazole is a broad-spectrum antifungal agent. It rarely leads to adverse the cardiovascular effects, especially heart failure. We present here a case of a 60-year-old female patient with itraconazole induced heart failure.