The spectrum of thyroid disease and risk of new onset atrial fibrillation: a large population cohort study

BMJ: 11/27/12

Objectives To examine the risk of atrial fibrillation in relation to the whole spectrum of thyroid function in a large cohort of patients.

Design Population based cohort study of general practice patients identified by linkage of nationwide registries at the individual level.

Setting Primary care patients in the city of Copenhagen.

Subjects Registry data for 586 460 adults who had their thyroid function evaluated for the first time by their general practitioner during 2000-10 and who were without previously recorded thyroid disease or atrial fibrillation.Read more