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May 1, 1984Annals of Internal Medicine

Amiodarone-Induced Refractoriness to Cardioversion

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Population

1 56-year-old man with recurrent ventricular tachyarrhythmias, prior coronary artery bypass grafting, and 4…

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Case_report

Authors

RFRichard N. FogorosDanville Community College

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Overview

May prompt vigilance for amiodarone-related cardioversion failure; single case leaves open incidence and causality.

Structured PICO

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Population
1 56-year-old man with recurrent ventricular tachyarrhythmias, prior coronary artery bypass grafting, and 4 previous myocardial infarctions.
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Intervention
Amiodarone
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Outcome
Refractoriness to cardioversionsafety

This case report highlights a potential serious toxicity of amiodarone, specifically inducing refractoriness to direct-current cardioversion.

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Richard N. Fogoros (1984) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a85b89bf768ec88efd0d4e4https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-100-5-699
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