The Effect of Ezetimibe/Statin Combination and High-Dose Statin Therapy on Thyroid Autoimmunity in Women with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Cardiovascular Disease: A Pilot Study
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Correspondence R. Krysiak Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology Medical University of Silesia Medyków 18 40-752 Katowice Poland Tel.: + 48/322/523 902 Fax: + 48/322/523 902 [email protected]
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The Effect of Ezetimibe/Statin Combination and High-Dose Statin Therapy on Thyroid Autoimmunity in Women with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and Cardiovascular Disease: A Pilot Study.
Background: Intensive statin therapy was found to reduce thyroid autoimmunity in women with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. No similar data are available for other hypolipidemic agents. Methods: The participants of the study were 16 women with Hashimoto's thyroiditis and coronary artery disease. On the basis of statin tolerance, they were divided into 2 groups. 8 patients who did not tolerate high-dos...
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