Endocrine Abstracts

Aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and hyperthyroidism compared to those presenting the same cardiac disorder, but with normal thyroid function.Material and methods: The study included 61 patients admitted to the Endocrinology Department in Elias Hospital between January 2011–October 2011 with mean age of 64 years: 25 patients had primary hyperthyroidism a...

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of hyperthyroidia on glycemic control in patients with diabetes mellitus.Research design and methods: We retrospectively evaluated the patients with diabetes and hyperthyroidism. We analysed clinical data, thyroid ultrasound exploration, laboratory analyses (glycosylated hemoglobin, free thyroxin FT4, triiodothyronine T3, thyroid stimulating hormone TSH).Results: We evaluated 48 pati...

Background: Atrial fibrillation occurs in 5–15% of hyperthyroid patients. On the other hand, amiodarone is a highly effective antiarrhythmic agent. Despite antiarrhythmic treatment, iodine-induced hyperthyroidism via amiodarone may be associated with recurrence of initial arrhythmias.Aims: To assess if amiodarone maintained it’s antiarrhythmic efficacy in the presence of amiodarone-induced hyperthyroidism (AIT).Patients a...