Acute fatality following pulmonary angiography in a patient on an amiodarone regimen--a case report.
A patient being treated with amiodarone experienced acute respiratory failure and death immediately following pulmonary angiography. Physicians must be aware of the potential catastrophic complication of both ionic and nonionic contrast angiography in this setting.
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Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Gutierrez
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D000638:Amiodarone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000792:Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D003287:Contrast Media; D000638:Amiodarone