Amiodarone-Induced ARDS after MVR: A case report.
- Author:
Gi Bok LEE
1
;
Eung Joong KIM
;
Hyun Keun CHEE
;
Yoon Cheol SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hallym University, Medical college, Korea. kimej@hallym.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Amiodarone;
Respiratory distress syndrome
- MeSH:
Amiodarone;
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents;
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Epinephrine;
Hemodynamics;
Humans;
Mitral Valve;
Mortality;
Thoracic Surgery
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2002;35(8):594-598
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Amiodarone is an iodinated benzofuran derivative that has been proved effective in the control of supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias refractory to other antiarrhythmic drugs. In patients treated with amiodarone, subsequent surgical intervention is a common clinical scenario, but unfortunately we do not have definite data about complications due to amiodarone after cardiac surgery. Some reports have shown that amiodarone treatment can be associated with a state of alpha-adrenergic and beta-adrenergic receptor blockade, which requires more pacing and epinephrine infusion for perioperative hemodynamic support. And some reports have also identified a severe form of ARDS in patients on amiodarone therapy which was associated with siginificant morbidity and mortality. We exprienced a patient who expired after mitral valve replacement due to amiodarone-induced ARDS; therefore, we report this case with a brief literature.
