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Thyroid Monitoring and Amiodarone-Induced Thyroid Disease in Australian General Practice: A Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]

Clinics and Practice
Background: Australian guidelines recommend conducting thyroid function tests (TFTs) before commencing amiodarone and every six months subsequently. This study sought to investigate thyroid monitoring in Australian general practice patients with atrial ...
Eva van der Meer, Ven Yin Leong, Gregory M. Peterson, Woldesellassie M. Bezabhe   +3 more
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Local amiodarone delivery via an extracellular collagen matrix patch to reduce new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillationCentral MessagePerspective [PDF]

JTCVS Open
Objective: Systemic amiodarone is commonly used to treat new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after cardiac surgery with risk for significant toxicity. This study explored the feasibility and safety of using an extracellular collagen matrix
Kevin G. Cornwell, PhD, Peter J. Jackson, PhD, Clayton A. Kaiser, MD, Clementene S. Clayton, BS, Gretel Monreal, PhD, Mark S. Slaughter, MD, Niv Ad, MD, Yiannis Monovoukas, PhD, MBA   +7 more
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Video-assisted thoracoscopy with pleurodesis as treatment of amiodarone induced recurrent pleural effusion [PDF]

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
53-year-old male with recurrent right pleural effusion secondary to chronic use of amiodarone. The patient required multiple thoracenteses, and despite amiodarone dose reduction effusion recurred.
Diego Cedano, Daria Ovcharuk, Faiz Bhora, Carlos Remolina   +3 more
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Prophylactic effect of Amiodarone and in combination with vitamin C in reducing atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass

European Journal of Translational Myology, 2021
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia following cardiac surgery, leading to hemodynamic impairment and increased mortality and morbidity after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and increases hospitalization.
Alireza Kamali, Samira Yavari, Bijan Yazdi, Alireza Rostami   +3 more
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The Interaction of Amiodarone and Continuous-flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Use in Risk of Severe Primary Graft Dysfunction Following Heart Transplantation

Transplantation Direct, 2022
Background. Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) increases morbidity and mortality after heart transplant. Here we investigated (1) the association of continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD), amiodarone, and severe PGD and (2) the safety of ...
Thiru Chinnadurai, MD, Snehal R. Patel, MD, Omar Saeed, MD, Waqas Hanif, MD, Mercedes Rivas-Lasarte, MD, PhD, Muhammad Farooq, MD, Carolyne Castillo, BSN, RN, Maria Taveras, BSN, RN, Daphenie Fauvel, FNP-BC, Jooyoung J. Shin, MD, Daniel Sims, MD, Sandhya Murthy, MD, Sasha Vukelic, MD, PhD, Patricia Chavez, MD, Stephen Forest, MD, Daniel Goldstein, MD, Ulrich P. Jorde, MD   +16 more
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A multicenter retrospective cohort study on predicting the risk for amiodarone pulmonary toxicity

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Background Amiodarone is one of the most commonly used anti-arrhythmic agents. Amiodarone pulmonary toxicity is a potentially fatal adverse effect associated with amiodarone use.
Wang Chun Kwok, Ting Fung Ma, Johnny Wai Man Chan, Herbert H. Pang, James Chung Man Ho   +4 more
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Effect of Amiodarone and Hypothermia on Arrhythmia Substrates During Resuscitation

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021
Background Amiodarone is administered during resuscitation, but its antiarrhythmic effects during targeted temperature management are unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of both therapeutic hypothermia and amiodarone on ...
Joseph S. Piktel, Yi Suen, Shalen Kouk, Danielle Maleski, Gary Pawlowski, Kenneth R. Laurita, Lance D. Wilson   +6 more
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Efficacy of statins combined with amiodarone in the treatment of atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis

European Journal of Inflammation, 2022
Objectives: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia in clinics with a high mortality rate. Recently, statins combined with amiodarone and amiodarone alone were used in the treatment of AF.
Yingbiao Wu, Xi Zhu, Zhongping Ning
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Anaesthesia and amiodarone [PDF]

Canadian Anaesthetists’ Society Journal, 1985
Two recent reports support and one report disputes the existence of dangerous interactions between the new benzofuran antiarrhythmic amiodarone and the anaesthetic state. We have reviewed our experience with 17 anaesthetics administered to 16 patients taking amiodarone. Haemodynamics and serum amiodarone levels were evaluated where available.
B A, Liberman, S J, Teasdale
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Risk factors for amiodarone-induced thyroid dysfunction in Japan

Journal of Arrhythmia, 2016
Background: Amiodarone is associated with a number of significant adverse effects, including elevated transaminase levels, pulmonary fibrosis, arrhythmia, and thyroid dysfunction.
Sayoko Kinoshita, Tomohiro Hayashi, Kyoichi Wada, Mikie Yamato, Takeshi Kuwahara, Toshihisa Anzai, Mai Fujimoto, Kouichi Hosomi, Mitsutaka Takada   +8 more
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