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 …

• Amiodarone is a widely used antiarrhythmic drug, which contains 75 mg of iodide per 200
mg of active substance. Eight of our patients receiving long-term amiodarone therapy …

Cases of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism associated with amiodarone therapy are
described, and the mechanisms, clinical appearance, and management of amiodarone …

Amiodarone has been reported as an anti-anginal drug in 19h7 [11 and as an anti-
arrhythmic drug in 1969 [2]. Thyroid side-effects (hypothyroidism and thyrotoxicosis) were …

Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis: a difficult diagnostic and therapeutic challenge* Page 1
Clinical Endocrinology (2002) 56, 23–24 © 2002 Blackwell Science Ltd 23 Blackwell Science …

Two patients with amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis were treated successfully with
potassium perchlorate and carbimazole while treatment with amiodarone was continued …

Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) occurs most frequently in patients with underlying
thyroid disease and is generally believed to be due to the iodine contamination of …

A 60-year-old male patient complaining of palpitations, fatigue, weakness and weight loss of
1 month's duration was hospitalized in our cardiology department for atrial fibrillation …

Hyperthyroidism is a rare side effect of amiodarone treatment. Four patients with this
untoward effect are described One patient with mild hyperthyroidism before treatment with …

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