Cardiac Arrhythmias (Palpitations, PVC, Atrial Fibrillation, Bradycardia, Tachycardia, Heart Block)
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Overview
A wide range of conduction abnormalities in the heart are visible in EKG or ECG.Etiology
While damage to the heart caused by myocardial infarction may lead to abnormal conduction, hypothyroidism can also play a prominent role, where mucin infiltration impacts electrical signal conduction in the heart [Barnes; Zondek1944a; Starr2005, pg 135]Treatment
Various practitioners have reported success arrythmias with concurrent hypothyroidism, with normalization of conduction within weeks of treatment for hypothyroidism. In these cases, remission of symptoms is attributed to resolution of myxedema of the myocardium [Barnes; Zondek1944a; Starr2005, pg 135].ICD-9 Codes
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References
Unless specifically noted above, references used in the construction of this web page include the following:[FDM] Lecture notes from Functional Medicine University.
[SCNM] Lecture notes from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine.
[UT] Lecture notes from the University of Tennessee graduate programs in Chemistry and Biochemistry.
[Barnes] Broda O. Barnes M.D. Research Foundation at http://www.brodaobarnes.org. Cited by [Starr2005].
[Starr2005] Mark Starr. Hypothyroidism Type 2: The Epidemic. Columbia, MO: Mark Starr Trust (2005).
[Zondek1944a] H. Zondek. Diseases of the Endocrine Glands, Fourth Edition. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins (1944). [Cited by Starr2005].
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