Subclinical hyperthyroidism seems not to have a significant impact on systemic anticoagulation in patients with coumarin therapy

• Published in: Thrombosis and haemostasis Vol. 100; no. 5; p. 803
• Main Authors: Bucerius, Jan, Naubereit, Anna, Joe, Alexius Y, Ezziddin, Samer, Biermann, Kim, Risse, Jörn, Palmedo, Holger, Oldenburg, Johannes, Biersack, Hans-Jürgen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01-11-2008
• Subjects: Aged; Anticoagulants - therapeutic use; Blood Coagulation - drug effects; Coumarins - therapeutic use; Drug Monitoring; Humans; Hyperthyroidism - blood; Hyperthyroidism - complications; Hyperthyroidism - radiotherapy; International Normalized Ratio; Iodine Radioisotopes - therapeutic use; Logistic Models; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies
• ISSN: 0340-6245
• DOI: 10.1160/TH07-12-0733

There is little data regarding the impact of subclinical hyperthyroidism on coagulation metabolism in patients undergoing systemic anticoagulation therapy with coumarin derivates. In this retrospective analysis we studied 233 patients with benign thyroid disorders receiving therapeutic iodine-131, as well as concomitant systemic anticoagulation therapy (subclinical hyperthyroidism: n = 178; overt hyperthyroidism: n = 15; euthyroidism: n = 40). Multivariate regression analyses were performed in the total study population as well as in the subgroup of patients with subclinical hyperthyroidism to identify the possible impact of several variables on anticoagulation therapy, large enough to push the International Normalized Ratio (INR) level out of the therapeutic range (INR <2.0 or >3.0). Therapy with antibiotics or nitrates was significantly associated with INR-values >3.0 in the total population, while ACE inhibitors were associated with lower incidence of INR-values <2.0. In patients with subclinical hyperthyroidism, therapy with antibiotics was predictive of INR-values >3.0, whereas therapy with thyroid suppressive drugs or TSH-values <0.1 mU/l was associated with INR-values <2.0. Moreover, in a subgroup of 40 patients with the positive history of both subclinical hyperthyroidism and euthyroidism intraindividual comparison with regard to the possible impact on anticoagulation therapy was performed which failed to show any significant differences in INR-values between the two thyroid metabolic conditions. In conclusion, subclinical hyperthyroidism seems to have no significant impact on coagulation metabolism in patients receiving anticoagulation therapy.