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Case Report Amiodarone-induced Pulmonary Toxicity within a Short Period of the Initiation of Amiodarone Therapy: A Case Report
Woo Jin Jang, Hae Ri Chon, Jin Sung Jung, Seung Hyun Yoo, Kyu Han Koh, Young Min Koh, Jung Hyuk Kim

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2011.26.2.117
1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanil General Hospital, Seoul, Korea. jimmy5058@hanmail.net
2Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanil General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
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Amiodarone is one of the most commonly prescribed antiarrhythmic drug for almost all atrial or ventricular arrythmias. Amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity (APT) was first described in 1980 and has potentially serious side effects that are believed to develop in 5% of patients. In general, APT occurs only when high amiodarone doses are used for a long time. However, during short-term therapy of amiodarone, APT is rarely reported. In this report, we describe a case of amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity after a short course of amiodarone therapy for atrial fibrillation.


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