A case of drug-induced interstitial pneumonia caused by repeated exposure to bepridil

The patient was a 78-year-old man. In August 2007, he underwent catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation after taking bepridil for 3 weeks. Soon after the ablation, he experienced frequent atrial extrasystoles and began taking bepridil again on the day he left the hospital. Six days after discharge...

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Main Authors: Kensuke Yokoi, MD, Hirotaka Yada, MD, Daisuke Yoshimoto, MD, Daihiko Hakuno, MD, Koji Miyazaki, MD, Takeshi Adachi, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-02-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427612001408