Amiodarone contraindications

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Amiodarone is contraindicated in patients with:

• cardiogenic shock
• severe sinus-node dysfunction

• causing marked sinus bradycardia
• second or third degree atrioventricular block

• when episodes of bradycardia have caused syncope (except when used in conjunction with a pacemaker)

Amiodarone is contraindicated in patients with a known hypersensitivity to the drug or to any of its components, including iodine.