The usefulness of thyroid function test in patients presenting with symptomatic bradycardia/complete heart block

Gideon Mlawa; Maria Silveira

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Endocrine Abstracts (2013) 32 P1048 | DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.32.P1048

ECE2013 Poster Presentations Thyroid (non-cancer) (100 abstracts)

The usefulness of thyroid function test in patients presenting with symptomatic bradycardia/complete heart block

Gideon Mlawa ^1, & Maria Silveira ^1,

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¹Croydon University Hospital, London, UK; ²Winchester Hospital, Winchester, UK.

Background: The causes of symptomatic bradycardia/complete are multifactorial. Bradycardia/complete heart block may be drug induced, electrolyte imbalance, ischaemic heart disease, or thyroid dysfunction. Hypothyroidism and electrolyte disturbances are reversible.

Objectives/aims: To dentify/find out whether thyroid function test where performed in patients presenting with bradycardia/CHB in keeping with good practice before insertion of permanent pace maker (PPM).

Standards: i) Thyroid function test done on admission-100%. ii) Thyroid function test done out of hours-100%.

Methods: We collected data from a list of 54 patients who needed PPM insertion from electrophysiology department/cardiology for the past 3 months.This was retrospective audit.

Results: Twenty patients (37%) had their thyroid function test prior to having PPM inserted, and 34 patients (67%) did not.

Conclusion: Hypothyroidism is reversible cause of symptomatic bradycardia/complete heartblock and thyroid function test should done prior to insertion of permanent pace maker (PPM).