Clinical Case Database / Category: Patient Management
Amiodarone and the thyroid
Publication details
Kelly Cheer MBChB, MRCP, Sushnita Pearce BMedSci, BMBS, FRCP
Foundation Years Journal, volume 4, issue 9, p.39 (123Doc Education, London, December 2010)
Abstract
Amiodarone is a highly effective and frequently used treatment for cardiac arrhythmias. This article reviews the effects of amiodarone on the thyroid, and discusses the diagnosis and treatment of amiodarone-induced thyroid dysfunction.
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Authors
Kelly Cheer MBChB, MRCP
Specialty Registrar in Diabetes and Endocrinology
Sushnita Pearce BMedSci, BMBS, FRCP
Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology
References
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