Risk of potentially life-threatening thyroid dysfunction due to amiodarone in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension patients

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Feb 22;57(8):997-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.09.059.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Amiodarone / adverse effects*
  • Amiodarone / therapeutic use
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / diagnosis
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / drug therapy*
  • Hyperthyroidism / chemically induced*
  • Hyperthyroidism / mortality*
  • Hyperthyroidism / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Reference Values
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Survival Rate
  • Thyroid Function Tests
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vasodilator Agents / adverse effects*
  • Vasodilator Agents / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Vasodilator Agents
  • Amiodarone