Total mortality among levothyroxine-treated women with atrial fibrillation in Swedish primary health care

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 147-148

  Wändell, Per E ^a   Carlsson, Axel C ^a   Sundquist, Kristina ^b   Johansson, Sven Erik ^b   Sundquist, Jan ^b,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Follow up; Levothyroxine; Mortality; Pharmacotherapy

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 80053560142     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.07.066     Document Type: Article

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