Has anyone checked into this? There are many studies showing how thyroid abnormalities can cause a-fib. Low TSH can indicate hyperthyroidism and if thyroid nodules are "hot" they are secreting more hormone that acts on the heart causing arrhythmia. Here's just one:
thyroidresearchjournal.biom...
Look up thyroid disease and the heart, thyroid nodules and atrial fibrillation etc. Fix the thyroid and the afib goes away.
“Fix the thyroid and the Afib goes away”
Unfortunately it’s not that simple ! Many of us with thyroid disease despite being stable on treatment still have Afib.
It can be caused by under and overactive thyroid, also under and over medication and it’s a very fine balancing act which can change so easily.
There is a definite link but not always easily fixed !
Yes, all true. But I wonder why cardiologists routinely dismiss thyroid as a cause or involved in afib. Mine is...he says it's my old age. Well my TSH dropped way below normal in December at the same time I started getting the arrhythmia. Seeing an endocrinologist next week. I have four nodules now and one getting larger; over 4cm. Biopsied normal but I probably need RAIU test to see if they are hot. Just thinking... too many specialists that only see their own specialty
I was told by the doctor over 3 years ago when I was first diagnosed with afib that it could be due to my underactive thyroid. After a successful cardioversion I was clear for over 2 years then when it came back it was found that my thyroid was overactive and my medication was changed. I'm sure it's been known for a long time
Thats the first thing they checked when I had no first af attack, been hypothyroid for 20 years but my levels were OK . Unfortunately as anyone with it knows, levels go up and down constantly and there is no simple fix for thyroid disease.
My underactive thyroid was caused by amiodarone so it was/ is the other way around for me. Have had AF for 18 years and thyroid issues for just under a year. Finding it very difficult to get the thyroid under control as they are very reluctant to overmedicate in case it upsets the AF whilst I'm having different interventions. (2 ablation in last couple months). The fatigue from the underactive thyroid is the worst!!
I had my Thyroid removed 16 years ago . When I turned 62 I felt the best ever getting the right combination of thyroid medication. Then I had so much stress in my life my GP couldn’t control my high BP. I had palpitations for a long time , I didn’t tell my GP as I was happy with my Thyroid meds, and i was sure they would reduce them ,it turned out I had A Fib . @
Yes but not everyone with thyroid disease gets AF. I know many people who have thyroid disease and have had it for decades and never got AF and the same the other way around. I doubt it is that simple as fixing thyroid as getting medication balance with thyroid is difficult anyway-hence checking every 6 months for all the people I know (others may have a different experience of course). Also, AF can be so difficult to tie down. If only things were so simple life would be so much easier.
Many on this forum are also on the thyroid forum. We could almost do with a separate one of our own!
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