Atrial Fibrillation, Subclinical Hyperthyroidism
Conditions
Keywords
Hyperthyroidism, atrial fibrillation, quality of life, radioiodine treatment
Brief summary
Objective: To determine if the treatment of subclinical hyperthyroidism will reduce the rate of atrial fibrillation, the main complication of this condition.
Detailed description
Randomized open-labelled multicentre study comparing radioiodine vs medical supervision without treatment
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Men and women aged 50 and greater * Isolated decreased thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) with normal FT4 and FT3 levels
Exclusion criteria
* Iodide overload * Non sinusal heart rhythm * Severe heart disease
Countries
France