Thyroid function was assessed in 94 patients with rheumatic heart disease presenting consecutively to a cardiology clinic. Despite previous reports of an association with autoimmune thyroid disease, abnormal thyroid function occurred no more commonly in this group than would be anticipated in a normal population.
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