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ea0011p771 | Thyroid | ECE2006

In healthy women increasing tsh concentrations within the normal range are associated with increasing cardiovascular risk

Waterhouse DF , McLaughlin AM , Sheehan F , O’Shea D

Objective: There is currently extensive debate regarding elevated TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) concentrations and associated cardiovascular risk. This study investigated whether correlations exists between TSH concentrations within the accepted range of normality and increasing cardiovascular risk.Design: We performed a cross-sectional study of 728 asymptomatic women aged 45–60 years attending for thyroid screening over a twelve month period. P...