title: Acute liver injury after intravenous amiodarone: a case report.
abstract: Acute hepatotoxicity is a rare but potentially fatal complication of amiodarone use. Although oral long-term use of the drug is frequently complicated by an asymptomatic rise in serum aminotransferase concentrations, acute hepatotoxicity during intravenous loading is much less frequent and potentially fatal. We report a case of liver injury after intravenous administration in a patient with atrial fibrillation.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medicine, S. Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Torino, Italy. aleale.ri@tin.it
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verhovez
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Elia
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riva
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aprà
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000638:Amiodarone