Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Cardiothyreosis (CT) or thyrotoxic heart is associated with higher morbidity and mortality than the other forms of hyperthyroidism. Its risk factors have been investigated in a limited number of studies. The aim of our study was to identify risk factors of CT in patients with hyperthyroidism.Methods: We identified 538 patients with a hospital discharge diagnosis of hyperthyroidism from January 2000 to December 2015. Thirty five patients were ...