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Do Cortisone Shots Cause Atrial Fibrillation?
Posted on
Wed, 7 Oct 2015
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Wed, 7 Oct 2015
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Question : Do cortisone shots cause or exacerbate A Fib
Brief Answer:
Steroid injection in high doses can trigger arrhythmias
Detailed Answer:
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Yes, it it true that steroid injection in high doses, especially methylprednisolone can cause or trigger atrial fibrillation and other types of cardiac arrhythmias.
This adverse effect of this drugs is mainly explained by the local potassium efflux in the myocardial cells induced by these drugs.
This effect is more prominent in cardiac patients and when high doses are used.
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Steroid injection in high doses can trigger arrhythmias
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for asking on HCM!
Yes, it it true that steroid injection in high doses, especially methylprednisolone can cause or trigger atrial fibrillation and other types of cardiac arrhythmias.
This adverse effect of this drugs is mainly explained by the local potassium efflux in the myocardial cells induced by these drugs.
This effect is more prominent in cardiac patients and when high doses are used.
Hope to have been helpful!
Feel free to ask any other questions whenever you need!
Greetings!
Dr.Iliri
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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