| Literature DB >> 28740583 |
Patricia Mejia Osuna1, Maja Udovcic1, Morali D Sharma1.
Abstract
Thyroid hormones have a significant impact on cardiac function and structure. Excess thyroid hormone affects cardiovascular hemodynamics, leading to high-output heart failure and, in late stages, dilated cardiomyopathy. In this review, we discuss how hyperthyroidism affects cardiovascular pathophysiology and molecular mechanisms and examine the complications caused by excess thyroid hormone, such as heart failure and atrial fibrillation.Entities:
Keywords: atrial fibrillation; heart failure; hyperthyroidism; subclinical hyperthyroidism
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28740583 PMCID: PMC5512680 DOI: 10.14797/mdcj-13-2-60
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J ISSN: 1947-6108