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Early-Onset Amiodarone Pulmonary Toxicity at a Standard Maintenance Dose Masquerading as Decompensated Heart Failure: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Chabalout; Chaudhry; Inanc; Khan; Alazzeh · 2026 · Cureus

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Abstract (excerpt)

Amiodarone is a widely used antiarrhythmic agent. Pulmonary toxicity is its most feared non-cardiac complication and is classically associated with high doses and prolonged duration of therapy. We report a case of early-onset amiodarone…

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Metadata source: PubMed · DOI 10.7759/cureus.109617