Excess Triiodothyronine as a Risk Factor of Coronary Events
Author(s) -
Achim Peters,
Martin Ehlers,
B. Blank,
Dirk Exler,
C. Falk,
Thomas Kohlmann,
Bernd FruehwaldSchultes,
Peter Wellhoener,
W. Kerner,
Horst L. Fehm
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.160.13.1993
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , cardiology , odds ratio , angina , risk factor , confidence interval , unstable angina , heart failure , triiodothyronine , thyroid function , acute coronary syndrome , hormone
Abnormalities in cardiac function, eg, arrhythmias and congestive heart failure, often accompany thyrotoxicosis. A relationship between thyroid hormone excess and the cardiac complications of angina pectoris and myocardial infarction (MI) remains largely speculative.
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