Open AccessBradyarrhythmia as a presenting feature of subclinical hyperthyroidism
Author(s) -
N.S. Neki
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.121
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2075-5384
pISSN - 1997-9797
DOI - 10.3329/jom.v17i1.30058
Subject(s) - medicine , subclinical infection , hormone , disease , thyroid , thyroid cancer , endocrinology , endogeny , adrenergic , receptor
Subclinical hyperthyroidism appears to be a common disorder. It may be caused by exogenous or endogenous factors: excessive TSH suppressive therapy with L-thyroxine (L-T4) for benign thyroidnodular disease, differentiated thyroid cancer, or hormone over-replacement in patients withhypothyroidism are the most frequent causes. Consistent evidence indicates that subclinicalhyperthyroidism reduces the quality of life, affecting both the psycho and somatic components ofwell-being, and produces relevant signs and symptoms of excessive thyroid hormone action, oftenmimicking adrenergic overactivityJ MEDICINE January 2016; 17 (1) : 39-40