Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The correlation between lipid profile changes & overt hypothyroidism is well established. Overt hypothyroidism is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) as indicated by hypertension, elevated lipids levels, hypercholesterolemia, and particularly increased low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels. However, lipid profile alterations in primary and subclinical hypothyroidism are controversial. There are hardly any studies from ...