Key result
Total thyroidectomy resulted in marked improvement of cardiac function in a 53-year-old male patient with amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis awaiting a heart transplant.
Why the study?
Thyroid function may have a severe impact on cardiac function.
Does total thyroidectomy improve cardiac function in a patient awaiting heart transplant with amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis?
Does total thyroidectomy improve cardiac function in a patient awaiting heart transplant with amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis?
Total thyroidectomy may lead to marked improvement in cardiac function in patients with amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis awaiting heart transplant.
May support thyroidectomy consideration in select pre-transplant cases; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
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.
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Amador et al. (2023) studied this question. Total thyroidectomy resulted in marked improvement of cardiac function in a 53-year-old male patient with amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis awaiting a heart transplant.
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