• Clinical and chemical variables of thyroid function were studied in 26 patients with
symptomatic ventricular tachyarrhythmias before and during long-term oral treatment with …

The effects of amiodarone on thyroid function tests in 100 patients treated for 6 weeks to 8
years are reported. One patient became thyrotoxic and 10 developed latent or overt …

Both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism have been noted to occur in some patients treated
with amiodarone for cardiac arrhythmias. To determine the frequency of the development of …

Amiodarone is a potent antiarrhythmic drug associated with thyroid dysfunction. Its high
iodine content causes inhibition of 5'-deiodinase activity. Most patients remain euthyroid …

Thyroid function was evaluated clinically and biochemically in 12 patients with ischaemic
heart disease receiving 200 mg oral amiodarone three times daily for periods up to 6 weeks …

Amiodarone, a drug that has electrophysiologic actions resembling those of hypothyroidism,
increases serum levels of T 4 and reverse T 3 (rT 3) and decreases T 3. The drug's long-term …

The author presents his experience with the thyroid complications of amiodarone therapy:
exceptional but sometimes serious conditions. Both, hypo-and hyperthyroidism can occur …

An antiarrhythmic drug, amiodarone, contains 37% iodine by weight and is structurally
similar to the thyroid hormones. The drug inhibits hepatic 5'-deiodinase, resulting in …

Amiodarone, an iodinated benzofuran derivative, was introduced in the 1960s as an
antianginal agent with coronary vasodilator properties. Later description of its antiaiThythmic …

Amiodarone is an iodine-rich drug used in the treatment of resistant cardiac arrhythmias.
Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) is well recognized and is generally believed to be …