Abstract
Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) may develop long after amiodarone withdrawal. This study sought to determine the incidence and clinical characteristics of AIT after amiodarone withdrawal. The incidence and clinical characteristics of AIT were examined retrospectively in 71 patients (51 males, mean age 65±13 years) whose amiodarone therapy had been discontinued after at least 1 month of administration. Five (7%) patients developed AIT late after amiodarone withdrawal (11±3 months): 2 patients exhibited exacerbation of heart failure by atrial fibrillation, 2 developed dyspnea on exertion, and 1 patient was asymptomatic. The patients who developed AIT had a high incidence of amiodarone-induced hypothyroidism during amiodarone therapy (100 vs. 24%, P=0.002), had received amiodarone therapy for longer (76±86 months vs. 16±22 months, P<0.001), with a larger cumulative dose (271.1±268.5 g vs. 63.4±86.5 g, P<0.001) compared with those who did not. In all 5 patients, AIT resolved spontaneously within 5 months without the use of steroids. Occurrence of amiodarone-induced hypothyroidism during amiodarone therapy and long duration of therapy may be cautionary markers of late AIT.
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