| Autor: |
Jessica Laird, BA, Rodney H. Falk, MD, Melissa Coyle, PharmD, CSP, Sarah A.M. Cuddy, MB BCH, BAO |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
JACC: Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss 15, Pp 2372-2375 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2666-0849 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.09.037 |
| Popis: |
An 85-year-old women with transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis presented with generalized weakness, elevated liver function test levels, and creatinine kinase consistent with rhabdomyolysis 1 week after starting tafamidis. She was already taking atorvastatin and amiodarone, raising the possibility of a drug–drug interaction inhibiting the breakdown and excretion of atorvastatin, causing drug-induced rhabdomyolysis. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.) |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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