ea0029p1624 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ICEECE2012
Moreno C.
, Esperto H.
, Silva N.
, Fonseca I.
, Ruas L.
, Vieira A.
, Alves M.
, Sofia G.
, Saraiva J.
, Nascimento Costa J.
, Carvalheiro M.
Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac complication of hyperthyroidism, with significant mortality and morbidity resulting from embolic events. In patients who attend at an emergency room (ER) with acute AF, the thyroid hormones arent usually evaluated given the low prevalence of hyperthyroidism in the general population.Aims: To assess the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in adult patients who presented at an ER with ac...