Amiodarone induced pneumonitis and hyperthyroidism: case report.

Amiodarone is a highly effective antiarrhythmic agent used in life-threatening ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias. Its long-term use may however lead to several adverse effects, including corneal deposits, liver and thyroid gland dysfunction, lung lesions, bone marrow injury, skin lesions, or neurological abnormalities. The article presents the case of a 56-year-old man with a history of a stroke, who after a few days of amiodarone therapy for an episode of atrial fibrillation was diagnosed with amiodarone-induced hyperthyroidism and interstitial pulmonary lesions.

[Maximal respiratory pressures and exercise tolerance in patients with COPD].

Unlabelled: Many authors reported respiratory muscle function impairment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Impaired respiratory muscle function may contribute exercise intolerance which is frequently observed in this disease.

Aim Of The Study: was to determine the influence of respiratory muscle function on exercise capacity in patients with COPD.

[Influence of nasal continuous positive airway pressure on response to exercise in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome].

Unlabelled: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients are at risk of cardiovascular complications. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on the response to symptom limited exercise test.

Methods: twenty nine OSAS patients (1 F, 28 M), mean age 50.