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 …

In order to evaluate the effects of amiodarone on thyroid function in chronically treated
patients, 43 consecutive patients, who had been taking a mean weekly dose of 1420±488 …

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 …

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

Amiodarone, an iodinated benzofuran derivative, has electrophysiologic effects on cardiac
muscle akin to those of hypothyroidism. It is possible that the drug exerts its salutary effect, at …

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 …

Amiodarone blocks the action of thyroid hormone by the inhibition of 5′-deiodinase which
reduces production of T 3 in peripheral tissues and possibly by blocking nuclear binding of T …

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

Amiodarone, an antiarrhythmic and anti-anginal agent, contains 75mg oforganic iodine per
200mg active substance. The drug is deiodinated during its biotransformation, and it is …