| Pulmonary Hypertension and Isolated Right Heart Failure Complicating Amiodarone Induced Hyperthyroidism. | |
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PMID: 22154519 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Hyperthyroidism is a common side effect encountered in patients prescribed long-term amiodarone therapy for cardiac arrhythmias. We previously studied 354 patients prescribed amiodarone in whom the occurrence of hyperthyroidism was associated with major adverse cardiovascular events including heart failure, myocardial infarction, ventricular arrhythmias, stroke and even death [1]. We now present a case of amiodarone-induced hyperthyroidism complicated by isolated right heart failure and pulmonary hypertension that resolved with treatment of hyperthyroidism. Detailed quantitative echocardiography enables improved understanding of the haemodynamic mechanisms underlying the condition. |
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Sean-Man Wong; Hung-Fat Tse; Chung-Wah Siu |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-12-7 |
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Title: Heart, lung & circulation Volume: - ISSN: 1444-2892 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-12-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100963739 Medline TA: Heart Lung Circ Country: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. |
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