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We aimed to evaluate electrocardiographic dispersion parameters as markers of altered ventricular repolarization in patients with overt hyperthyroidism.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This single-centre retrospective case\u2013control study included 97 adults: 55 patients with overt hyperthyroidism and 42 healthy euthyroid controls. Six ventricular repolarization dispersion parameters were assessed from standard 12-lead ECG recordings: QT dispersion (QTd), Bazett-corrected QT dispersion (QTcBd), Fridericia-corrected QT dispersion (QTcFd), JT dispersion (JTd), Fridericia-corrected JT dispersion (JTcFd), and Tpeak\u2013Tend dispersion (Tp-ed). Group comparisons, correlation analyses, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses, and internally validated multivariable modelling were performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All six parameters were significantly higher in overt hyperthyroidism than in controls (all p &amp;lt; 0.001). The best discriminatory performance was observed for JTcFd (AUC 0.813) and QTcBd (AUC 0.804). In multivariable analysis, Tp-ed remained independently associated with overt hyperthyroidism. Correlations between thyroid hormone levels and dispersion indices were weak and non-significant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings suggest an association between overt hyperthyroidism and increased ventricular repolarization heterogeneity, as reflected by alterations in ECG-derived repolarization parameters. These results support the presence of electrophysiological changes in overt hyperthyroidism; however, the clinical implications regarding arrhythmic risk remain uncertain, as no clinical arrhythmic outcomes were assessed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fendo.2026.1897088","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,7]],"date-time":"2026-07-07T05:47:12Z","timestamp":1783403232000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Overt hyperthyroidism is associated with increased dispersion of ventricular repolarization: a case-control study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Maksymilian","family":"K\u0142osowicz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Normal and Clinical Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Medical College, University of Rzesz\u00f3w","place":["Rzesz\u00f3w, Poland"]},{"name":"Clinical Department of Cardiology with the Acute 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