U.S., April 4 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06908369) titled 'Cardiac Symptoms in Patients With Treated Graves' Disease' on March 18.
Brief Summary: Hyperthyroidism is a condition with increased production of thyroid hormone from the thyroid gland. Hyperthyroidism affects the heart's inotropy (contractile force) and chronotropy (rhythm). Therefore, patients often experience symptoms such as increased/irregular heart rate, pounding heartbeats, and shortness of breath. The cardiac symptoms often improve when hyperthyroidism is treated and biochemical euthyroidism is achieved. However, knowledge of the long-term effects on the heart is limited. Existing studies have generally shown that patients ...