The three main complications of long-term amiodarone use are pulmonary toxicity, thyroid disease and liver toxicity. Pulmonary toxicity progresses slowly in the setting of amiodarone use ...

A new study from the University of Gothenburg has found that a software robot can detect side effects of a heart medication ...

I first prescribed amiodarone about 30 years ago, before it was approved for use in the US. Back then we gave this drug almost exclusively to patients with life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias ...

The incidence of type 2 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT ... However, it provides further evidence that early use of glucocorticoid therapy is safe and effective in patients with type ...

We reviewed AE data from the FDA to explore the clinical significance of a potential statin-amiodarone interaction, and to compare such data for three commonly used statins. We found that for the ...

Blue man syndrome, also known as argyria, can occur from long-term amiodarone use however was initially seen in silver toxicity. Significant bluish discoloration of the skin can is seen.

used a proprietary guideline-based method to automate and facilitate the monitoring and evaluation of side effects when following up amiodarone treatment. The purpose of the study was to develop ...