Even Slightly Elevated Thyroid Hormone Levels Can Cause Sudden Cardiac Arrest
The risk of death from a heart attack was found to be almost equal in patients with severely elevated thyroxine levels and those whose levels were normal but closer to the upper limit.
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- The risk of death from a heart attack was found to be almost equal in patients with severely elevated thyroxine levels and those whose levels were normal but closer to the upper limit.
- Thyroxine and heart: what is the connection?
- Evidence base
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