
Commentary by Sarika Modi MD, PGY-2
Dr. Irwin Klein MD, Professor of Medicine and Cell Biology, of North Shore University Hospital, gave grand rounds on “Thyroid Disease and the Heart” on September 17, 2008. He began his talk by giving an overview of the broad spectrum of cardiac manifestations seen in hyperthyroidism. Palpitations are seen in 90% of patients with hyperthyroidism. Atrial fibrillation is seen in 5-15%, especially in the elderly. In fact, as Dr Klein pointed out, former president George Bush Senior was diagnosed …