Fatal pulmonary toxicity occurring within two weeks of initiation of amiodarone.
Kharabsheh
Suleiman
S
Division of Cardiology, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA.
Abendroth
Catherine S
CS
Kozak
Mark
M
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000638:Amiodarone