J Korean Soc Endocrinol.  2004 Oct;19(5):528-534.

A Case of Cerebral Infarction in Young Woman with Graves' Disease and Atrial Fibrillation

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Thyrotoxicosis associated atrial fibrillation occurs in 9 to 22% of hyperthyroidism patients; its prevalence increases after the age 60 years. Atrial fibrillation is known to be major independent risk factor for a thromboembolic stroke. The characterization of patient subgroups with atrial fibrillation, with high or low rate risk factor of a stroke, would help clinicians decide the benefit or harm to patient of long term anticoagulation therapy. Thyrotoxicosis, old age, hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, history of stroke and thromboembolism are all high risk factors for a stroke in atrial fibrillation patients. Thus, anticoagulation therapy is recommended for stroke prevention in those groups with atrial fibrillation and thyrotoxicosis. Herein is reported a case of acute cerebral infarction, with thyrotoxic atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure, in a young woman


MeSH Terms

Atrial Fibrillation*
Cerebral Infarction*
Female
Graves Disease*
Heart Failure
Humans
Hypertension
Hyperthyroidism
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Stroke
Thromboembolism
Thyrotoxicosis
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