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ea0013p301 | Thyroid | SFEBES2007

The scope of cardiac complications of thyrotoxicosis in Lagos, Nigeria

Ogbera Anthonia , Isiba Abiodun

Thyrotoxicosis is the hypermetabolic clinical syndrome resulting from serum elevations in thyroid hormone levels and it is well known to be associated with cardiac morbidities. There is a dearth of reports from sub-saharan Africa on this all important complication of thyrotoxicosis hence this study sets out to bridge this gap.This was a prospective study carried out in the Endocrine Unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital Ikeja for a period ...