Amiodarone-Induced Thyrotoxicosis Is a Predictor of Adverse Cardiovascular Outcome
Author(s) -
KaiHang Yiu,
ManHong Jim,
ChungWah Siu,
ChiHo Lee,
Michele Yuen,
Maggie Ming Yee Mok,
Yet-Fung Shea,
Katherine Fan,
HungFat Tse,
WingHing Chow
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2008-1907
Subject(s) - mace , medicine , amiodarone , hazard ratio , euthyroid , cardiology , ejection fraction , confidence interval , myocardial infarction , heart failure , adverse effect , proportional hazards model , atrial fibrillation , thyroid , percutaneous coronary intervention
Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) is a clinical condition that is notoriously difficult to manage; the relative risk of adverse cardiovascular events in these patients compared with euthyroid patients is largely unknown.
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