AMIODARONE PNEUMONITIS - NO SAFE DOSE

Authors
POLKEY MI WILSON POG REES PJ
Citation
Mi. Polkey et al., AMIODARONE PNEUMONITIS - NO SAFE DOSE, Respiratory medicine, 89(3), 1995, pp. 233-235
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Respiratory System
Journal title
Respiratory medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
09546111
Volume
89
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
233 - 235
Database
ISI
SICI code
0954-6111(1995)89:3<233:AP-NSD>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Pneumonitis is a serious adverse effect of amiodarone therapy, which i s related to the average daily dose. A case of pneumonitis is describe d which developed after exposure to a low dose of amiodarone. This cha llenges the concept that low dose amiodarone therapy is safe.