Subclinical hypothyroidism: Controversies to consensus
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Subclinical hypothyroidism.
Subclinical hypothyroidism was detected in 5.7% of 853 patients referred for ambulatory examination to a department in Prague. In patients referred with a mild degree of subclinical hypothyroidism with an evaluated level of thyrotropic hormone in serum (TSH) no significant deviations of serum thyroxine and triiodothyronine (T4 and T3) were found nor different values of the Achilles tendon refle...
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SCH is defined when serum TSH concentration is above the statistically upper limit of the reference range while serum free T4 (FT4) concentration is within its reference range (Biondi & Cooper, 2008; Surks et al., 2005). Other names for SCH include compensated, early, latent, mild, minimally symptomatic, preclinical hypothyroidism and euthyroid hyperthyrotropinemia (Chu & Crapo, 2001). It sugge...
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess whether subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is associated with carotid atherosclerosis, as well as dyslipidemia, and arterial hypertension. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The study included 69 consecutive patients with newly diagnosed SCH, and 30 matched healthy controls. Body mass index (BMI), TSH, fT4, antibodies to thyroid peroxidase (TPOabs), lipids, blood...
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Background & Objective: Thyroid hormones have an important role in the regulation of lipid metabolism. Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH), defined as a mild increase in thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and normal level of thyroxine (T4), could be associated with altered lipid profile. The current study aimed at assessing the association between SCH and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2230-8210
DOI: 10.4103/2230-8210.123555