Risk factors for amiodarone-induced thyroid dysfunction in Japan

Risk factors for amiodarone-induced thyroid dysfunction in Japan

Background: Amiodarone is associated with a number of significant adverse effects, including elevated transaminase levels, pulmonary fibrosis, arrhythmia, and thyroid dysfunction. Although thyroid dysfunction is considered to be a common and potentially serious adverse effect of amiodarone therapy,...

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Main Authors: Sayoko Kinoshita, Tomohiro Hayashi, Kyoichi Wada, Mikie Yamato, Takeshi Kuwahara, Toshihisa Anzai, Mai Fujimoto, Kouichi Hosomi, Mitsutaka Takada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
Amiodarone-induced hyperthyroidism
Amiodarone-induced hypothyroidism
Subclinical hyperthyroidism
Subclinical hypothyroidism
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S188042761630031X

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