Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction

Is Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction Associated With with Coronary Heart Disease?

Introduction: Previous cohort studies reported contradictory data on the association between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and coronary heart disease (CHD). Regarding this, the present study was conducted to illuminate this relationship. Materials and Methods: For the purpose of the study, 3,066 participants employed in a study conducted by Azizi et al. aged ≥ 20 years were subjected to thyro...

[Subclinical thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy].

l s r n n q t e c m t t i u m m c Una función tiroidea normal es esencial para asegurar la gestación y parto a término normales1,2. Las alteraciones tiroideas subclínicas (hipertiroidismo o hipotiroidismo subclínico) constituyen las anomalías funcionales tiroideas más comunes en gestantes y que tienen evidentes repercusiones clínicas tanto para el feto como para la madre3,4. De ahí la importanc...

Aging and Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction

The clinical significance of subclinical thyroid dysfunction.

Subclinical thyroid disease (SCTD) is defined as serum free T(4) and free T(3) levels within their respective reference ranges in the presence of abnormal serum TSH levels. SCTD is being diagnosed more frequently in clinical practice in young and middle-aged people as well as in the elderly. However, the clinical significance of subclinical thyroid dysfunction is much debated. Subclinical hyper...

Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction and Cognitive Decline in Old Age

BACKGROUND Subclinical thyroid dysfunction has been implicated as a risk factor for cognitive decline in old age, but results are inconsistent. We investigated the association between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and cognitive decline in the PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER). METHODS Prospective longitudinal study of men and women aged 70-82 years with pre-e...