A case of transient 2:1 atrioventricular block, resolved by thyroxine supplementation for subclinical hypothyroidism

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 106-108

  Nakayama, Yukiteru ^a   Ohno, Makoto ^a   Yonemura, Shigeto ^a   Uozumi, Hiroki ^a   Kobayakawa, Naoshi ^a   Fukushima, Kazuyuki ^a   Takeuchi, Hiroaki ^a   Aoyagi, Teruhiko ^a,b  

^a JAPANESE RED CROSS MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular block; Bradycardia; Hashimoto disease; Subclinical hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RATE; HOLTER MONITORING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PACEMAKER; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BRADYCARDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; THYROXINE;

EID: 33645112672     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00284.x     Document Type: Article

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