Endocrine Abstracts

Amiodarone is a potent and among cardiologists still very popular anti-arrhythmic drug. This case report describes severe course of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) which is one of the most serious side effects of the treatment. The patient (J S born in 1950) was first hospitalised in June 2012 for atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response and tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy with a decreased ejection fraction (EF). Thyroid hormones were normal at that time ...