Normal Thyroid Function and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: the Rotterdam Study
Author(s) -
Layal Chaker,
Jan Heeringa,
Abbas Dehghan,
Marco Medici,
W. Edward Visser,
Christine Baumgartner,
Albert Hofman,
Nicolas Rodondi,
Robin P. Peeters,
Oscar H. Franco
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2015-2480
Subject(s) - medicine , quartile , atrial fibrillation , rotterdam study , hazard ratio , context (archaeology) , proportional hazards model , thyroid function , confidence interval , cardiology , risk factor , relative risk , thyroid , paleontology , biology
Hyperthyroidism is an established risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF), but information concerning the association with variations within the normal range of thyroid function and subgroups at risk is lacking.
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