Risk of Thromboembolism in Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation With or Without Clinical Hyperthyroidism.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with hyperthyroidism have higher risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the risk of thromboembolic event in patients with hyperthyroidism-related AF is controversial.

Objectives

The aim of the study was to examine the risk of thromboembolic events in AF patients with/without hyperthyroidism.

Methods

The national retrospective cohort study enrolled AF population was derived from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. The comparison between the AF patients with clinical hyperthyroidism (HT-AF group) and AF patients without hyperthyroidism (non-thyroid AF group) was made in a propensity score matched cohort and in a real-world setting, of which, the CHA₂DS₂-VASc level was treated as a stratum variable. The ou

SUBMITTER: Lin YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8212838 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature