Total thyroidectomy in Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis. Preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative considerations

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 187-190

  Batori, Mariano ^a   Nardi, M ^a   Chatelou, E ^a   Straniero, A ^a   Makrypodi, M ^a   Ruggieri, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Heart failure; Thyroid surgery; Thyrotoxicosis; Ventricular arrhytmia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SURGICAL RISK; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROTOXICOSIS; AGED; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

AGED; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROTOXICOSIS;

EID: 33748542942     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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