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ea0009p163 | Thyroid | BES2005

Left ventricular functional reserve and central arterial stiffness in subclinical hypothyroidism

Owen P , Rajiv C , Swampillai J , Vinereanu D , Mathew T , Fraser A , Lazarus J

ObjectiveDoes subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH)cause increased cardiovascular risk and how does treatment affect cardiac and vascular function in patients with SCH?MethodsCardiac function and central arterial stiffness(CAS)were measured in 20 females (mean age 50.1 plus/minus 4.1 years)with SCH (mean free T4 12.2 plus/minus 0.2 picomol per litre [normal range 9.8-22.1],median TSH 8.8 milliunits per litre[norma...