According to the authors of a study from Rome, Italy, "Hyperthyroidism is a relative uncommon but important cause of atrial fibrillation. The aim of this study was to investigate the utility of routine thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) determination in the emergency department (ED) in patients presenting to the ED with stable, new-onset atrial fibrillation."
"We derive a set of clinical criteria in which TSH is likely to be normal and therefore thyroid function evaluation deferrable to a different time from ED visit. Cross-sectional observational study in a university hospital. Thyroid-stimulating hormone was measured in all patients admitted to the ED observational unit for …
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