ea0049ep1245 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2017
Gluvić Zoran
, Samardzić Vladimir
, Jevtić Jelena Tica
, Vujović Marina
, Lačković Milena
, Popović-Radinović Vesna
, Radenković Saša
, Mladenović Violeta
, Sudar-Milovanović Emina
, Obradović Milan
, Isenović Esma R
Introduction: Primary hypothyroidism, as a clinical syndrome caused by insufficiency or inefficacy of thyroid hormones, significantly influences on patientsÂ’ quality of life (QoL). Accelerated atherosclerosis induces increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality rates in hypothyroid patients. Serum NO2 levels, the stable NO metabolites, are among well-known markers for endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis in hypothyroidism. We examined the correlation between se...