ea0022p782 | Thyroid | ECE2010
Elena Passeri
, Marcello Frigerio
, Tiziana De Filippis
, Rea Valaperta
, Elena Costa
, Laura Fugazzola
, Patrizia Porazzi
, Davide Calebiro
, Carmelo Arcidiacono
, Mario Carminati
, Bruno Ambrosi
, Luca Persani
, Sabrina Corbetta
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is frequently associated with congenital heart defects (CHD). Thyroid defects may have a higher prevalence in children with CHD as embryonic thyroid gland share nuclear transcription factors with heart and great vessels during organogenesis. We investigated thyroid function in 325 children (165 M/160 F, aged 0.215.4 years), affected by CHD. Patients with Down syndrome, recent administration of iodinated contrast agents, low T3 sy...