2004
DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2004000600005
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Disfunção tireoidiana e conduta dos cardiologistas em pacientes usando amiodarona

Abstract: The prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in our population was high, showing the need for implementing a laboratory routine. The cardiologists disagreed greatly in regard to the type of follow-up required for patients using amiodarone.

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“…Our group detected that 33.9% of patients taking amiodarone had thyroid dysfunction (1.8 and 3.6% had clinical and subclinical hyperthyroidism, respectively, and 10.7 and 17.9% had clinical and subclinical hypothyroidism, respectively). However, only 49.2% of the cardiologists used to follow thyroid function frequently 6 .…”
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“…Our group detected that 33.9% of patients taking amiodarone had thyroid dysfunction (1.8 and 3.6% had clinical and subclinical hyperthyroidism, respectively, and 10.7 and 17.9% had clinical and subclinical hypothyroidism, respectively). However, only 49.2% of the cardiologists used to follow thyroid function frequently 6 .…”
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“…Neste número dos Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, Fuks e cols. 6 apresentam trabalho que demonstra prevalência elevada de disfunção tireodiana em pacientes da cidade do Rio de Janeiro tratados com amiodarona e revela grande divergência no comportamento dos cardiologistas relativamente ao acompanhamento desses pacientes; a disfunção tireodiana foi caracterizada por alterações do TSH, independentemente de manifestações clínicas ou outras alterações laboratoriais. Pacientes que já possuíam diagnóstico de hiper ou hipotireoidismo foram excluídos.…”
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