Kahaly GJ, Dillmann WH: Thyroid hormone action in ... O'Sullivan AJ, Lewis M, Diamond T: Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis: left ventricular dysfunction is associated with increased mortality.
Type I is iodine-induced hyperthyroidism, which develops in those with underlying thyroid disease, type II is amiodarone-induced destructive thyroiditis. Type I AIT typically occurs in those with ...
[4] Case reports of recurrent thyroid dysfunction attributed to amiodarone support the caution advised by all the respondents. [35,36] Indeed, others have elected thyroid ablation when faced with ...
The incidence of type 2 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis ... to achieve euthyroidism varying depending on thyroid volume and severity of the disease, as determined by the elevation of thyroid ...
thyroid, and gastrointestinal toxicity, life-disturbing photo-sensitivity, and even bluish discoloration of the skin. Thus, the amiodarone Nirvana became a Dickens “A Tale of Two Drugs”—the ...
When should Amiodarone not be taken ... Caution when used in patients undergoes surgery, hepatic impairment, thyroid disease, elderly, breast feeding. Heart- Abnormal heart rhythm, heart failure ...