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Electrical Storm Due to Amiodarone Induced Thyrotoxicosis in a Young Adult with Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Thyroidectomy as the Treatment of Choice
Author(s) -
MARKETOU MARIA E.,
SIMANTIRAKIS EMMANUEL N.,
MANIOS EMMANUEL G.,
VARDAS PANOS E.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.01827.x
Subject(s) - medicine , amiodarone , cardiology , thyroid storm , euthyroid , thyroidectomy , atrial fibrillation , dilated cardiomyopathy , cardiomyopathy , heart failure , thyroid
MARKETOU, M.E., et al. : Electrical Storm Due to Amiodarone Induced Thyrotoxicosis in a Young Adult with Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Thyroidectomy as the Treatment of Choice. For a patient with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, an implantable defibrillator, and amiodarone induced thyrotoxicosis associated with ventricular fibrillation storm. Medical therapy was ineffective. Thyroidectomy resulted in immediate control of the arrhythmia and permitted reinitiation of amiodarone. At 18‐month follow‐up, the patient remained euthyroid on amiodarone and ventricular arrhythmia free.