A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
Luciana Vergara Ferraz de Souza
, Maria Thereza Campagnolo, Luiz Claudio Behrmann Martins, Maurício Ibrahim Scanavacca
Luciana Vergara Ferraz de Souza
, Maria Thereza Campagnolo, Luiz Claudio Behrmann Martins, Maurício Ibrahim Scanavacca
Abstract Amiodarone is widely used in treating atrial and ventricular arrhythmias; however, due to its high iodine concentration, the chronic use of the drug can induce thyroid disorders. Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) can decompensate and exacerbate underlying cardiac abnormalities, leading to increased morbidity and mortality, especially in patients with left ventricular ejection fraction
Keywords: Amiodarone/therapeutic use; Arrhythmias,Cardiaca; Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroidis; Iosine; Thyroiditis; Thyrotoxicosis