title: [Atrial fibrillation treated with amidarone].
abstract: A 60 year old man, whose incompetent mitral valve had been replaced, was known for intermittent atrial fibrillation. In 1995 a treatment with amiodarone was begun with sustained success. After three years of stable sinus rhythm atrial fibrillation reappeared. A biochemically impressive amiodarone induced hyperthyroidism was diagnosed with only subtitle clinical signs. The different forms of amiodarone induced hyperthyroidism and the therapeutic options are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik, Zieglerspital Bern.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaufmann
authors.lastname: KienckeS
mesh_terms: D000638:Amiodarone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D000638:Amiodarone