Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis: should surgery be considered?

S Frey, C Caillard, P Mahot, D Drui, E Mirallié - Annales d'Endocrinologie, 2024 - Elsevier
Amiodarone is the most widely prescribed antiarrhythmic drug worldwide, but induces
thyrotoxicosis or hypothyroidism in 15% to 20% of patients. Hyperthyroidism is less frequent …

Amiodarone-Induced Thyrotoxicosis

A Kotwal, MN Stan - Endocrine Emergencies, 2021 - experts.nebraska.edu
Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) is less common than amiodarone-induced
hypothyroidism, but is more likely to pose a diagnostic and management challenge. It has …

Thyroidectomy for amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis: Mayo Clinic experience

A Kotwal, J Clark, M Lyden, T McKenzie… - Journal of the …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Context Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) is a difficult diagnostic and management
challenge, especially during severe thyrotoxicosis accompanied by cardiovascular …

[PDF][PDF] Refractory Amiodarone-induced Thyrotoxicosis: The Surgical Option

A Ishay, J Carmeli, E Rozner, R Luboshitzky - World, 2013 - wjoes.com
Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis is often poorly tolerated owing to underlying cardiac
disease, and frequently resistant to medical therapy. We describe a 48-year-old patient with …

[HTML][HTML] The roles of thyroidectomy in patients with amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis: A systematic review

W Widiarti, PBT Saputra, A Mustofa… - Current problems in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The principal management of Amiodarone-induced-thyrotoxicosis (AIT) is balancing cardiac-
thyroid conditions. However, the role of thyroidectomy is still contentious. This systematic …

An audit of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis-do anti-thyroid drugs alone provide adequate treatment?

N Patel, WJ Inder, C Sullivan, G Kaye - Heart, Lung and Circulation, 2014 - Elsevier
Introduction Amiodarone is a widely used anti-arrhythmic drug. A common long-term
complication is amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT). We examined retrospectively the …

[HTML][HTML] Early Thyroidectomy May Decrease Mortality in Amiodarone-Induced Thyrotoxicosis Associated with Systolic Dysfunction

OM El Kawkgi, MN Stan - Clinical Thyroidology, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Background Amiodarone is a potent antiarrhythmic medication, and its use is known to be
associated with thyroid dysfunction. The most worrisome dysfunction is amiodarone-induced …

Surgical management of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis

CB Franzese, CY Fan… - … —Head and Neck Surgery, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
OBJECTIVE: Amiodarone can cause thyroid dysfunction in patients with or without previous
thyroid disease. With increased use from its placement in advanced cardiac life support …

Early surgery: a favorable prognosticator in amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis—a single-center experience with 53 cases

S Bakkar, D Cappellani, F Forfori, C Di Salvo… - Updates in Surgery, 2022 - Springer
Fewer than 100 cases of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) managed surgically have
been reported worldwide. This study aims to assess the outcome of thyroidectomy under …

Issues in amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis: Update and review of the literature

S Maqdasy, T Benichou, S Dallel, B Roche… - Annales d' …, 2019 - Elsevier
Amiodarone, a benzofuranic iodine-rich pan-anti-arrhythmic drug, induces amiodarone-
induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) in 7–15% of patients. AIT is a major issue due to its typical …