Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Thyroid hormones have many effects on the cardiovascular system. May studies have showed that apparent or subclinical hypothyroidism increase the risk of hypertension hyperlipidemia and so lead to atherosclerosis susceptibility. This risk can be reduced by treatment. But, studies on the relationship between thyroid function tests and cardiovascular risk in euthyroid subjects are contradictory. This study was designed to investigate the effect of TSH, free T3, f...