title: Acute pulmonary toxicity after low-dose amiodarone therapy.
abstract: Amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity is usually seen in cardiac surgical patients who have received large doses of amiodarone for ventricular arrhythmias over prolonged periods. In this report, we describe a case of amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity after a short course of therapy for postoperative atrial fibrillation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Massachussetts 02118, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaushik
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Lazar
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000638:Amiodarone