Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Hyperthyroidism
- Author:
Ju Yong LEE
;
Chang Ho SONG
;
Byeung Su YU
;
Choon Hee CHUNG
;
Yoon Sok CHUNG
;
Hyeon Man KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Hyperthyroidism;
Atrial fibrillation
- MeSH:
Aged;
Atrial Fibrillation;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Heart Diseases;
Humans;
Hyperthyroidism;
Incidence;
Male;
Sex Ratio;
Thyroid Gland
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology
1995;10(1):52-57
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hyperthyroidism is a well known cause of atrial fibrillation. It is also known that control of hyperthyroidism can usually curb thyrotoxic atrial fibrillation and restore sinus rhythm. In this study, 282 patients with hyperthyroidism were investigated to quantify the incidence of atrial fibrillation, and to identify the vulnerable groups. In addition, we compared two groups of subjects with atrial fibrillation-one group with hyperthyroidism and the other group without
