Treatment of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis resistant to conventional therapy

Treatment of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis resistant to conventional therapy

Introduction: Amiodarone as an antiarrhythmic medication is necessary in the prevention and treatment of malignant ventricular arrhythmias, however, it can induce thyroid dysfunction. Thyroid dysfunction may be either hypothyroidism or thyrotoxicosis, however, 50% of patients who have used amiodaron...

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Main Authors: Nišić Tanja, Barać Marija, Srejić Velimir, Polovina Marija, Stojanović Miloš, Nedeljković-Beleslin Biljana, Stojković Mirjana, Savić Slavica, Ćirić Jasmina, Paunović Ivan, Žarković Miloš
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Specijalna bolnica za bolesti štitaste žlezde i bolesti metabolizma Zlatibor 2017-01-01
Series:Medicinski Glasnik Specijalne Bolnice za Bolesti Štitaste Žlezde i Bolesti Metabolizma "Zlatibor"
Subjects:
amiodarone
thyrotoxicosis
plasmapheresis
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