title: Low back pain following intravenous administration of amiodarone.
abstract: Amiodarone is a widely used antiarrhythmic drug whose use is significantly limited by numerous undesirable effects following long-term administration. In the literature so far, it has been reported that the most common acute adverse effect of the intravenous administration of amiodarone requiring intervention is hypotension. We present the case of a female patient who experienced low back pain after an intravenous loading dose of amiodarone.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece. spyostsik@yahoo.gr
authors.forename: Spyros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsikrikas
authors.forename: Charalampos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Charalampous
authors.forename: Konstantinos P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Letsas
authors.forename: Michalis
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Efremidis
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sideris
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000638:Amiodarone