Cardiovascular Archives

Amiodarone Boxed Warnings; Can You Name Them All?

Date May 24, 2020 Author By Eric Christianson Category Cardiovascular

Amiodarone is a medication that you need to pay attention to. It has numerous clinical quirks that can cause serious harm if one is not aware of them. Here’s a list of the amiodarone boxed warnings as well as some other clinical practice pearls. Amiodarone Boxed Warning #1: Pro-Arrhythmic Amiodarone is classified as an antiarrhythmic […]

Clopidogrel Failure: Why Did I Have Another Heart Attack?

Date August 21, 2019 Author By Eric Christianson Category Cardiovascular

A 62-year-old male had a heart attack about 9 months ago. He was stented and placed on both aspirin 81 mg daily and clopidogrel 75 mg daily. He presents today to the emergency department and is diagnosed with a STEMI. His wife is wondering why the medications used to prevent this from happening didn’t work. […]