Total thyroidectomy in a patient awaiting heart transplant with amiodarone‐induced thyrotoxicosis: A case report

Abstract

Thyroid function may have a severe impact in cardiac function. Herein, we present the case report of a 53‐year‐old male patient awaiting heart transplant with amiodarone induced thyrotoxicosis that presented a marked improvement of his cardiac function after total thyroidectomy.

An uncommon side effect: amiodarone-related hypothyroidism in a patient with negative thyroid autoantibodies.

“…2 One of the side effects of amiodarone is dysfunction of thyroid glands. 3 Amiodaroneinduced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) or amiodarone-induced hypothyroidism (AIH) may occur depending on the iodine status of individuals and previous thyroid disease history. 4 Although AIH is more frequently seen in female patients with positive thyroid autoantibodies, it has been reported in autoantibody-negative patients in the literature.…”