Table 1. Two published studies examining embolic risk in thyrotoxicosis
|
Bar Sela et al. (10 ) |
Peterson and Hansen (8 ) |
|
| Total no. in study |
142 |
610 |
| Number in AF (% of total) |
30 (21%)1 |
91 (15%) |
| Number in SR (% of total) |
112 (79%) |
519 (85%) |
| Frequency of embolic events |
|
|
| In AF (%) |
12 of 30 (40%) |
12 of 91 (13%)2 |
| In SR (%) |
0 of 112 (0%) |
15 of 519 (3%) |
|
SR, Sinus rhythm.
1 Mean age of AF patients significantly higher than those in SR (56 vs. 39 yr, P < 0.01).
2 P = 0.03 compared with those in SR.