Post-Cardiac Transplant Lymphocytic Thyroiditis Secondary to Amiodarone Use in the Pre-Transplant Period

Amiodarone is a commonly used anti-arrhythmic medication for atrial and ventricular arrhythmias in end-stage heart failure. Due to heavy iodine content, amiodarone is implicated in a variety of thyroid disorders, which could lead to adverse outcomes in cardiac transplant (CT) patients. Data on the development of post-CT lymphocytic thyroiditis (LT) in patients with pre-CT amiodarone use is limited. We aimed to study the development of amiodarone-induced LT in CT patients in a tertiary care transplant center in the United States.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: (394) Source Type: research