Frequent ventricular extrasystoles after heart transplantation: a late presentation of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis: a case report.

Background: There is a lack of information about a mixed type of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) after heart transplantation (HTx) with no amiodarone treatment in almost 1 year. Frequent ventricular extrasystoles (VES) associated with a mixed type of AIT can often be treated using thiamazole and prednisolone, without the need for specific antiarrhythmic treatment.

Case Summary: We present a clinical case of a 65-year-old heart transplanted male patient with frequent VES associated with mixed type of AIT.

Thrombin generation test for evaluation of antiplatelet treatment in patients with coronary artery disease after percutaneous coronary intervention.

To study the possibility of using thrombin generation tests in platelet-rich and platelet-poor plasma for evaluation of dual antiplatelet therapy efficacy in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), following percutaneous coronary intervention. Venous blood was analyzed from CAD patients aged 53-75 years who had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention with stenting within one year and had been receiving standard doses of clopidogrel and aspirin (75 and 75-100 mg per day, respectively). The control group comprised age- and sex-matched subjects without clinical signs of CAD who were not receiving these drugs.