The effect of oral amiodarone on thyroid function in elderly patients with cardiac arrhythmias
- VernacularTitle:胺碘酮对老年心律失常患者甲状腺功能的影响
- Author:
Hua CHEN
;
Yu YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Thyroid gland;
Amiodarone
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2001;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
15 0 mU/L treatment with 20 mg levothyroxine a day was needed. Conclusions The thyroid function of elderly patients, taking low oral dose of aminodarone for cardiac arrhythmias, especially those with cardiac pacemaker was affected early (on the 6th day) and significantly. However, it recovered spontaneously but gradually in most of the cases even with abnormal thyroid hormone levels throughout the study. Therefore, oral low dose amiodarone (in one year) is safe for the elderly patients, but they must be monitored closely in the first 6 months.
