title: Amiodarone.
abstract: Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic agent with unique electrophysiological and pharmacokinetic properties and a wide spectrum of antiarrhythmic activity. Its clinical efficacy is not confined to ventricular arrhythmias but extends to supraventricular arrhythmias including those associated with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome. Though a highly effective drug, amiodarone causes significant side effects. In this article, the electrophysiologic and pharmacokinetic properties, the clinical efficacy, and the adverse effects of amiodarone are reviewed.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D000638:Amiodarone / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000638:Amiodarone