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Low Serum Thyrotropin Concentrations as a Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation in Older Persons
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BACKGROUND: Low serum thyrotropin concentrations are a sensitive indicator of hyperthyroidism but can also occur in persons who have no clinical manifestations of the disorder. We studied whether low serum thyrotropin concentrations in clinically euthyroid older persons are a risk factor for subsequent atrial fibrillation. METHODS: We studied 2007 persons (814 men and 1193 women) 60 years of age or older who did not have atrial fibrillation in order to determine the frequency of this arrhythmia during a 10-year follow-up period. The subjects were classified according to their serum thyrotropin concentrations: those with low values (< or = 0.1 mU per liter; 61 subjects); those with slightly low values (> 0.1 to 0.4 mU per liter; 187 subjects); those with normal values (> 0.4 to 5.0 mU per liter; 1576 subjects); and those with high values (> 5.0 mU per liter; 183 subjects). RESULTS: During the 10-year follow-up period, atrial fibrillation occurred in 13 persons with low initial values for serum thyrotropin, 23 with slightly low values, 133 with normal values, and 23 with high values. The cumulative incidence of atrial fibrillation at 10 years was 28 percent among the subjects with low serum thyrotropin values (< or = 0.1 mU per liter), as compared with 11 percent among those with normal values; the age-adjusted incidence of atrial fibrillation was 28 per 1000 person-years among those with low values and 10 per 1000 person-years among those with normal values (P = 0.005). After adjustment for other known risk factors, the relative risk of atrial fibrillation in elderly subjects with low serum thyrotropin concentrations, as compared with those with normal concentrations, was 3.1 (95 percent confidence interval, 1.7 to 5.5; P < 0.001). The 10-year incidence of atrial fibrillation in the groups with slightly low and high serum thyrotropin values was not significantly different from that in the group with normal values. CONCLUSIONS: Among people 60 years of age or older, a low serum thyrotropin concentration is associated with a threefold higher risk that atrial fibrillation will develop in the subsequent decade.
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“Cardiovascular symptoms are the most frequent indicators of mild thyroid hormone excess in the elderly, similar to overt hyperthyroidism [52,53] .”
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“An increased incidence of AF has also been observed in elderly persons with low serum TSH (0.1-0.5 mIU/l) with an HR of 1.6 (95% CI: 1.0-2.5)[52] and 1.85 (95% CI: 1.14-3.00)[53] .”
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“A 2-to 3-fold increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) was associated with SHyper in elderly subjects in two large prospective studies [52,53] .”
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“Excess thyroid hormone can also increase the risk of arrhythmias24 25 and muscle weakness23 in older people, which can contribute to a greater risk of falls.”
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“lower serum TSH levels are associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) (60)”
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“Older patients with low TSH and higher fT4 have a higher prevalence and incidence of atrial fibrillation compared with euthyroid subjects (94–98)”
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“Twenty years ago, a low serum TSH level was first associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) (12)”
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“in cohort studies, subclinical hyperthyroidism or lower serum TSH have been associated with many involutional disease states including dementia, osteoporosis, AF, muscle weakness, low bone density, and fracture (12–14, 18, 20, 48, 49).”
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“In contrast with subclinical hypothyroidism, many previous studies have shown that low serum TSH is associated with poor outcomes, either increased all-cause or vascular mortality, or AF (12–14, 17, 29, 36, 37).”
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“Sawin et al. (399) first reported a 2.8-fold increased risk of atrial fibrillation in SH subjects over age 60 years in 1994, and subsequent studies have confirmed that the risk of arrhythmias, particularly atrial fibrillation, is increased in SH (381,384,388,391,400,401).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Sawin, C. T., Geller, A., Wolf, P. A., Belanger, A. J., Baker, E., Bacharach, P., Wilson, P., Benjamin, E. J., & D'Agostino, R. B.
- Affiliations
- Boston University (US)
- Veterans Health Administration (US)
- Venue
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Published
- 1994-11-10
- Volume
- 331
- Issue
- 19
- Pages
- 1249-1252
- ISSN
- 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-4406
- OpenAlex
- W2335515807
- Cited by
- 1,259
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 46 · 2021: 37 · 2020: 27 · 2019: 38 · 2018: 41 · 2017: 44 · 2016: 48 · 2015: 45 · 2014: 44 · 2013: 63 · 2012: 65
- FWCI
- 16.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (n01hc038038-022, 5r01hl040423-06)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01-HL-40423-04, N01-HC-38038)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (2-R01-NS-17950-12, R01NS017950)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
- Keywords
- thyroid-stimulating hormone, subclinical hyperthyroidism, older adults, hyperthyroidism, arrhythmia risk, thyroid function, incidence, risk factors, euthyroid patients, parathyroid hormone, parathyroidectomy, parathyroid hormone replacement, hypoparathyroidism
- MeSH terms
- Age Factors, Aged, Atrial Fibrillation, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Hyperthyroidism, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Thyrotropin, Thyroxine, Incidence, Confidence Intervals
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