… Amiodarone contains a … effect of the medication, the basis of the impact on thyroid function.
It is believed that 15%-20% of patients treated with amiodarone develop some form of thyroid …

… amiodarone (or its metabolite, desethylamiodarone) itself may cause thyroid dysfunction by
direct cytotoxicity on thyroid … and pathophysiology of amiodarone-induced thyroid disorders, …

… effects including thyroid dysfunction. However, the relationship between the development of
thyroid … to examine the onset profiles of amiodarone-associated thyroid dysfunction using a …

… the preformed thyroid hormone into the circulation as thyroiditis destroys thyroid follicles. In
this second scenario, there is no underlying thyroid abnormality prior to amiodarone initiation…

… side effects, most commonly on the thyroid gland. We aimed to assess the frequency of
hypothyroidism among chronic amiodarone … Relevant published records reported amiodarone-…

… novel case of multi-systemic amiodarone toxicity involving the liver, lungs, thyroid, and eyes.
… of TBII and the thyroid scan results, we diagnosed our patient as having type 1 amiodarone-…

… of thyroid disease and/or positivity for anti-thyroid antibodies; … thyroid function tests before
the initiation of amiodarone; 4) … undergo thyroid function tests after the initiation of amiodarone; …

… -term high-dose amiodarone was associated with higher risk of thyroid disorders, we repeated
… at 3, 6, and 9 months, respectively, rather than 1 year after start of amiodarone treatment. …

… Besides the association of amiodarone dosage with thyroid dysfunction, we … of amiodarone
modifies the serum profiles of thyroid hormones. In order to correctly assess its adverse effects…

… amount of iodine released from amiodarone, which inhibits thyroid hormone synthesis,
termed the Wolff–Chaikoff effect. This is usually a temporary effect until the thyroid “escapes” and …