ESPE Abstracts

Amiodarone induced hyperthyroidism is a known side effect of amiodarone treatment. In the pediatric population long-term amiodarone treatment is rarely indicated because of its severe side effects including thyroid function impairment and therefore treatment is restricted to therapy resistant arrhythmias. In the literature scarce data is available on management and therapy of amiodarone induced thyroid dysfunction at a young age. We present three adolescent patients developin...