A Case of Cerebral Infarction in Young Woman with Graves' Disease and Atrial Fibrillation.
- Author:
Young Yong AN
1
;
Yi Sun JANG
;
Hyung Doo KIM
;
Ji Young PARK
;
Hong Gun BIN
;
Hye Soo KIM
;
Jong Min LEE
;
Suk Young KIM
;
Kwang Woo LEE
;
Ho Young SON
;
Sung Koo KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Thyrotoxicosis;
Atrial fibrillation;
Thromboembolism
- MeSH:
Atrial Fibrillation*;
Cerebral Infarction*;
Female;
Graves Disease*;
Heart Failure;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Hyperthyroidism;
Prevalence;
Risk Factors;
Stroke;
Thromboembolism;
Thyrotoxicosis
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology
2004;19(5):528-534
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Thyrotoxicosis associated atrial fibrillation occurs in 9 to 22% of hyperthyroidism patients; its prevalence increases after the age 60 years. Atrial fibrillation is known to be major independent risk factor for a thromboembolic stroke. The characterization of patient subgroups with atrial fibrillation, with high or low rate risk factor of a stroke, would help clinicians decide the benefit or harm to patient of long term anticoagulation therapy. Thyrotoxicosis, old age, hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, history of stroke and thromboembolism are all high risk factors for a stroke in atrial fibrillation patients. Thus, anticoagulation therapy is recommended for stroke prevention in those groups with atrial fibrillation and thyrotoxicosis. Herein is reported a case of acute cerebral infarction, with thyrotoxic atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure, in a young woman
