Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in patients with acute atrial fibrillation attended at a cardiology emergency room

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 159-162

  Neuhaus Barbisan, Juarez ^a   Fuchs, Flávio Danni ^a   D'Agord Schaan, Beatriz ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CARDIOLOGIA DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Hyperthyroidism; Thyroid dysfunction

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROCAINAMIDE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; TIME;

EID: 0141995001     PISSN: 15163180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802003000400004     Document Type: Article

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