PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - Vidt, David G.
AU  - Murphy, Mark T.
AU  - Wilkoff, Bruce L.
TI  - What internists should know about amiodarone
DP  - 1998 Mar 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 159--166
VI  - 65
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/65/3/159.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/65/3/159.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1998 Mar 01; 65
AB  - Amiodarone is a potent and versatile anti-arrhythmic. Despite side effects involving the lungs, heart, thyroid, and other organs, it is effective in the treatment of refractory atrial and ventricular arrhythmias and it has unique safety in patients with coronary disease and left ventricular dysfunction. This review discusses the evolving indications for amiodarone and management of toxicities and drug interactions.