Abstract
Objective: To determine the incidence and pattern of thyroid dysfunction (TD) in patients on chronic amiodarone therapy. Methods: A retrospective study which evaluated 59 patients who had received amiodarone therapy regularly for at least 12 months from a period of 3 years from October 2007 to October 2010. The patients were followed-up at the cardiac clinic at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman. Results: The mean age of the cohort was 63 ± 13 years ranging from 27 to 98 years. Fifty-one percent (n = 30) of the pa-tients were female. There were 11 (19%) cases of thyroid dysfunction (TD). Seven (12%) patients were hypothyroid, 3 (5%) had hyperthyroidism and 1 (2%) patient had sub-clinical hypothyroidism; no cases of sub-clinical hyperthyroidism were noted. Female gender and presence of anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies were significantly associated with amiodarone-induced hypothyroidism (p = 0.001) while age, amiodarone dose and duration of therapy were not correlated with the development of TD (all p-values > 0.05). Conclusion: Amiodarone-induced thyroid dysfunction is prevalent. Hypothyroidism was more frequent and seen more in female patients and those who had positive anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies. Initial screening and periodic monitoring of thyroid function is mandatory for all patients on amiodarone therapy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 122-126 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Amiodarone
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Oman
- Thyroid diseases
- Thyrotoxicosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine