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ea0032p1002 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2013

Diagnosis of hypothyroidism is associated to an increased risk of acute decompensated heart failure occurrence, but not of mortality among heart failure outpatients

Triggiani Vincenzo , Iacoviello Massimo , Puzzovivo Agata , Antoncecchi Valeria , Angelo Giagulli Vito , Guastamacchia Edoardo , Favale Stefano

It has been demonstrated that hypothryoidism could affect the prognosis of patients with cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to better clarify the prognostic role of hypothyroidism in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).We enrolled 384 consecutive outpatients (65±13 years, 296 males, NYHA 2.3±0.6, left ventricular ejection fraction, LVEF, 32±9%) with CHF (ESC criteria), in stable clinical conditions (at least 30 days) a...

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Diagnosis of hypothyroidism is associated to an increased risk of acute decompensated heart failure occurrence, but not of mortality among heart failure outpatients

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