CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS IN MEDICAL PRACTICE: CLINICAL CASE OF AMIODARONE-INDUCED THYROTOXICOSIS TYPE 2 AS A CAUSE OF RECURRENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Atrial fibrillation is a common cardiac arrhythmia. Amiodarone is an effective drug used for atrial fibrillation treatment. Various side effects of this drug including amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis are discussed. A clinical case is presented to provide data for the differential diagnosis between...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Столичная издательская компания
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Рациональная фармакотерапия в кардиологии |
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| Online Access: | https://www.rpcardio.online/jour/article/view/856 |
| Summary: | Atrial fibrillation is a common cardiac arrhythmia. Amiodarone is an effective drug used for atrial fibrillation treatment. Various side effects of this drug including amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis are discussed. A clinical case is presented to provide data for the differential diagnosis between types 1 and 2 of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis and to define approaches to the treatment. |
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| ISSN: | 1819-6446 2225-3653 |