Abstract
In one of our previous articles we noted that many patients affected by atrial fibrillation had more thyroid nodules > or = 10mm (38%) than general population (10%). These data are confirmed by a same number of patients without atrial fibrillation admitted to our Department of Internal Medicine. The high incidence of low-T3 syndrome is confirmed too.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Atrial Fibrillation / complications*
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Atrial Fibrillation / diagnostic imaging
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Atrial Fibrillation / epidemiology*
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Case-Control Studies
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Female
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Hospital Departments / statistics & numerical data
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Humans
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Incidence
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Internal Medicine
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Italy / epidemiology
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Risk Factors
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Thyroid Nodule / complications*
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Thyroid Nodule / diagnostic imaging
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Thyroid Nodule / epidemiology*
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Ultrasonography