ea0029p333 | Cardiovascular Endocrinology and Lipid Metabolism | ICEECE2012
Saito J.
, Watanabe T.
, Matsuzawa Y.
, Omura M.
, Nishikawa T.
Background: Dyslipidemia is a well-known manifestation of thyroid dysfunction and there is evidence of an association between hypothyroidism and coronary heart disease. Recently, small dense low-density lipoprotein (sdLDL) has been linked with development of cardiovascular disease. But relations between thyroid function and sdLDL remain incompletely understood.Objective: Our objective was to determine whether replacement therapy with thyroxine for patien...