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

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Feb 8;11(2):e6892. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6892. eCollection 2023 Feb.

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.

Keywords: amiodarone; dilated‐cardiomyopathy; heart transplant; thyrotoxicosis; total thyroidectomy.

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  • Case Reports