Dronedarone-induced digoxin toxicity: New drug, new interactions

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages e717-e719

  Vallakati, Ajay ^a   Chandra, Preeti A ^a   Pednekar, Manali ^a   Frankel, Robert ^a   Shani, Jacob ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Digoxin toxicity; Dronedarone

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; DIGOXIN ANTIBODY; DRONEDARONE; METOPROLOL; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIGITALIS INTOXICATION; DIGOXIN BLOOD LEVEL; DIZZINESS; DRUG ELUTING STENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERY ELDERLY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG MONITORING; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIGOXIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; P-GLYCOPROTEIN;

EID: 84904373739     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: 15363686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e31821106c9     Document Type: Article

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