Diltiazem contraindications
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
List of contraindications
Sick sinus syndrome
AV Blocks
Hypotension
Hypersensitivity
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Pulmonary Congestion
Sick Sinus Syndrome
Patients with sick sinus syndrome except in the presence of a functioning ventricular pacemaker,
AV Blocks
Patients with second or third-degree AV block except in the presence of a functioning ventricular pacemaker,
Hypotension
Patients with hypotension (less than 90 mm Hg systolic),
Hypersensitivity
Patients who have demonstrated hypersensitivity to the drug,
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Patients with acute myocardial infarction
Pulmonary Congestion
Patients with pulmonary congestion documented by x-ray on admission.
Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.