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ea0015p381 | Thyroid | SFEBES2008

Case report: type 3 amiodarone induced thyrotoxicosis

Helmy Ahmed , Nugent Ailish

A 48-year-old gentleman was referred to the endocrine team with abnormal thyroid function tests (TFTs). His background history included cardiomyopathy complicated by atrial fibrillation (AF). He had been treated with amiodarone for a year. TFTs were monitored regularly during treatment and were normal. Four months after stopping amiodarone, he complained of weight loss, sweating and tremor. He had no family history of thyroid disease. He had a resting heart rate of 120/min (AF...