Thyroid Function and Carotid Wall Thickness

Thyroid function and carotid wall thickness.

Decreased serum TSH levels predict vascular mortality in older people. There is a need to investigate mechanisms that could explain this association. This study was designed to investigate the relationship between thyroid function and the carotid intima-media thickness (IMT). The Study of Health in Pomerania is a population-based survey in Germany. Data from 2086 individuals at least 45 yr old ...

Flow-mediated dilation, carotid wall thickness and HDL function in subjects with hyperalphalipoproteinemia.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The relationships between very high plasma HDLc and subclinical atherosclerosis are still a matter of debate. METHODS AND RESULTS Twenty subjects with primary hyperalphalipoproteinemia (HAL, with HDLc in the highest 10th percentile and absence of overt secondary causes of this condition), aged 30-65 years, were compared with 20 age and sex-matched controls. Lipid determina...

Neck Circumference, Carotid Wall Intima-Media Thickness, and Incident Stroke

Locally acting fat depots may contribute to obesity complications, in particular vascular disease, through direct paracrine effects (1,2). The carotid arteries are encased in fat, and total upperbody subcutaneous fat is estimated by neck circumference (NC). NC has been independently correlated with cardiometabolic risk factors above and beyond that of other adiposity measures (3,4). Carotid wal...

Thyroid function is associated with carotid intima-media thickness in euthyroid subjects.

To investigate the relationship between thyroid function and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in a relatively large general population with euthyroid status we initially enrolled 1772 Japanese adults (421 men and 1351 women) who participated in a medical screening program for the general population over 40 years old. To evaluate only euthyroid subjects without vascular diseases and/or its ...

Thyroid Function is Associated with Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Euthyroid