Two cases of bronchial asthma after treatment with amiodarone

Authors
Imamura, H Kinoshita, O Maruyama, K Izawa, A Uchikawa, SI Kumazaki, S Takahashi, W Yokoseki, O Yazaki, Y Koizumi, T Kubo, K
Citation
H. Imamura et al., Two cases of bronchial asthma after treatment with amiodarone, PACE, 24(10), 2001, pp. 1563-1565
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01478389 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
10
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1563 - 1565
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-8389(200110)24:10<1563:TCOBAA>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Amiodarone is a highly effective antiarrhythmic agent for the prevention of life-threatening arrhythmias. Two cases are described of patients who deve loped bronchial asthma after treatment with omiodarone. The bronchial asthm a resolved after the dose of amiodarone was decreased in both patients. To our knowledge, an association between amiodarone and severe bronchial asthm a has previously been reported only once in the medical literature. Physici ans should note that amiodarone may cause bronchospasm in susceptible patie nts.