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- 2018
COMPARISON OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA TYPES BETWEEN HYPERTHYROID PATIENTS WITH GRAVES’ DISEASE AND TOXIC NODULAR GOITERDOI: 10.4183/aeb.2018.324 Keywords: Hyperthyroidism, arrhythmia, ECG monitoring, Graves’ disease, toxic nodular goiter Abstract: Previous studies have demonstrated the relationship between hyperthyroidism and increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias. The most common causes of hyperthyroidism are Graves’ disease (GD) and toxic nodular goiter (TNG). The aim of our study was to demonstrate if the underlying mechanism of hyperthyroidism, in other words autoimmunity, has an impact on the type of cardiac arrhythmias accompanying hyperthyroidism
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