Treatment of atrial fibrillation associated with hyperthyroidism by amiodarone and methimazole.
We treated a 78-year-old patient with hyperthyroidism and atrial fibrillation with amiodarone 1200 mg/day for 3 days and methimazole 60 mg/day. Sinus rhythm was restored within 3 days and serum levels of triiodothyroxine returned to normal within 4 days. A transient increase in serum rT3 concentrations was observed. Amiodarone associated with methimazole was useful in the management of atrial fibrillation and hyperthyroidism in our patient.
Cauchie
P
P
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Erasme, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
Decaux
G
G
Unger
J
J
D000368:Aged; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008713:Methimazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000097:blood
D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D008713:Methimazole; D000638:Amiodarone