BACKGROUND The prevalence of hypothyroidism in Iran is unknown. The aims of the present study were to estimate the prevalence of overt and subclinical hypothyroidism among the adult population of Isfahan, a large metropolitan city in Iran, 15 years after universal salt iodization. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted from January 2006 through April 2006. The selection was conducted ...

We propose to establish the relationship between the clinical, functional and immunological parameters in a cohort of women with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. The study included 68 patients between 19 and 70 who were hospitalized for two years in the Endocrinology Clinic of the Hospital in Timisoara. The thyroidal dimensions and the aspects of the thyroidal stroma were shown by echography examinatio...

Hypothyroidism is one of the most common disorders encountered in an endocrine office practice. This article reviews the epidemiology, etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of hypothyroidism. We emphasize some of the more recent issues, such as combination thyroid hormone therapy, management of hypothyroidism during pregnancy, and the management of subclinical hypothyroidism.

Subclinical thyroid diseases--subclinical hyperthyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism--are common clinical entities that encompass mild degrees of thyroid dysfunction. The clinical significance of mild thyroid overactivity and underactivity is uncertain, which has led to controversy over the appropriateness of diagnostic testing and possible treatment. In this Seminar, we discuss the definit...

BACKGROUND There is an increased prevalence of hypothyroidism in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients as the glomerular filtration rate falls. However, there is a paucity of Indian data in this respect. METHODS A cross-sectional analysis was performed based on the database of the information system of a tertiary care hospital in northern India to retrieve results of nephrology CKD outpatient...

Several in-vivo studies have shown a procoagulant state in both overt and subclinical hyperthyroidism and in subclinical hypothyroidism. Insofar, no clinical studies have ever evaluated the relationship between thyroid dysfunction and clinically deep venous thrombosis (DVT). A pilot cross-sectional study aimed at assessing the frequency of overt and subclinical thyroid dysfunction patients with...

Thyroid disorders are known to influence lipid metabolism and are common in dyslipidemic patients. Overt and subclinical hypothyroidism have an adverse effect on the serum lipid profile that may predispose to the development of atherosclerotic disease. Although thyroid substitution therapy is beneficial for patients with overt hypothyroidism, the question of whether subclinical hypothyroidism m...

objective: the goal of the current research was to investigate the effect of aerobic exercise on c-reactive protein (crp) and lipid profile in overweight-obese women with subclinical hypothyroidism. methods: this study enrolled 23 women who suffered from subclinical hypothyroidism. patients' average age was 41.08±6.56 years and bmi was >25 kg/m2. subjects, following medical screening, were obje...

OBJECTIVE To analyse the prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism among pregnant women attending Government hospitals in South India. It is also aimed to identify the prevalence of thyroid autoimmunity in euthyroid pregnant women. MATERIALS AND METHODS Five hundred pregnant women attending two government Obstetric and Gynecology hospitals in Chennai during a period of 5 months in 2007, were s...

BACKGROUND The effect of subclinical thyroid dysfunction on vascular atherosclerosis remains uncertain. The objective of this study was to elucidate the association between sustained subclinical thyroid dysfunction and carotid plaques, which are an early surrogate marker of systemic atherosclerosis. METHODS The study included 21,342 adults with consistent thyroid hormonal status on serial thy...