PAROXYSMAL AURICULAR TACHYCARDIA APPARENTLY RESULTING FROM COMBINED THYROID-IMIPRAMINE TREATMENT
ARTHUR J. PRANGE JR. M.D.1
1 Asst. Prof. of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina.
Auricular tachycardia occurred during combined thyroid-imipramine therapy. Animal studies suggest that the toxicity of both imipramine and MAO inhibitors may be increased in states of hyperthyroidlism. The mechanisms involved are under study.