title: Atrial fibrillation due to oral methylprednisolone in a patient with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.
abstract: Cardiac adverse effects of intravenous pulse methylprednisolone administration are well known, but there is little information about the cardiac side effects of oral methylprednisolone in the literature. We present a 41 year-old man with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in whom developed atrial fibrillation after oral methylprednisolone therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Firat University, Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey. aydogukan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ayhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dogukan
authors.forename: Erdogan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ilkay
authors.forename: Orhan K
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Poyrazoglu
authors.forename: Ali Ihsan
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Gunal
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozgen
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pekdemir
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000139:chemically induced*; D015432:Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008775:Methylprednisolone