Cardiac risks of hyperthyroidism in the elderly

Thyroid

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1165-1169

  Kahaly, George J ^a   Nieswandt, Jana ^a   Mohr Kahaly, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROID HORMONE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HYPERTHYROIDISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTOXICOSIS;

EID: 0032436132     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.1998.8.1165     Document Type: Article

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