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[Analysis of increased hepatic density during chronic amiodarone therapy].

Abstract
Amiodarone is an amphiphilic, iodinated, benzofuran derivative that is known to be effective for refractory ventricular tachyarrhythmia. Amiodarone also is known to cause a variety of side effects, related to its accumulation in multiple organs. The deposition of amiodarone and its metabolite, desethylamiodarone (DA), in liver elevates liver function tests and increases liver attenuation on computed tomography (CT). Although several groups have reported increased liver attenuation in patients receiving chronic amiodarone therapy, there is still no clear statistically significant relationship between liver CT attenuation and the cumulative dose of amiodarone, or between plasma levels of amiodarone and DA. CT scans were originally performed for the evaluation of pulmonary fibrosis in 13 patients (7 men and 6 women; mean age, 69.9 years, range 35 to 86 years) receiving chronic amiodarone therapy. Liver CT attenuation tended to increase in these patients. We found no significant correlation between liver CT attenuation and the cumulative dose of amiodarone. However, the CT attenuation of the liver was correlated significantly with the plasma level of amiodarone and DA. It was also suggested that liver CT scan is a useful means of evaluating the plasma levels of amiodarone and DA, and for estimating their deposition in liver.
AuthorsKoichi Hirakawa, Koichiro Abe, Yoshiharu Ayabe, Masao Nishimura
JournalNihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai zasshi. Nippon acta radiologica (Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai Zasshi) Vol. 63 Issue 5 Pg. 221-4 (May 2003) ISSN: 0048-0428 [Print] Japan
PMID12822447 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
  • desethylamiodarone
  • Amiodarone
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Amiodarone (adverse effects, analogs & derivatives, blood, pharmacokinetics)
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents (adverse effects, blood, pharmacokinetics)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver (diagnostic imaging, metabolism)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis (chemically induced, diagnostic imaging)
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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