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Insomnia, memory disturbances, and delirium also have been reported.Fatal complications such as pulmonary fibrosis, cirrhosis, and bradycardia leading to cardiac arrest have been reported.Conversion rates with amiodarone have never been superior, and conversion occurs faster with other antiarrythmic drugs.In the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT), 1310 patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II or III CHF were randomized to receive ICD, placebo, or amiodarone.Amiodarone should be used judiciously (with close follow-up) in patients likely to derive the most benefit, namely those with AF and left ventricular dysfunction, those with acute sustained ventricular arrythmias, those about to undergo cardiac surgery, and those with ICDs and symptomatic shocks.© 2020 American Medical Association.
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