Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Thyroid hormone deficiency can lead to the impairment of cardiac function. Whether subclinical hypothyroidism (ScH) is a risk factor for left ventricular (LV) dysfunction is controversial. Aim of the study was to assess whether ScH is associated with LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction and it’s reversibility after treatment with L-thyroxine.Material and methods: Twenty-seven consecutive patients with newly diagnosed Sc...

Introduction: Overt hypothyroidism and severe subclinical hypothyroidism (ScH) are associated with dyslipidaemia, and its condition is reversible after thyroid replacement therapy. We investigated the effect of levothyroxine therapy on lipid parameters in patients with mild form of subclinical hypothyroidism (ScH).Material and methods: Fifty-seven patients with newly diagnosed ScH with TSH levels below 10 mU/l and 30 age and sex-matched healthy subjects ...