Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Thyroid hormones affect almost all the tissues of the body and their cardiovascular effects are very significant. The relationship between masked hypertension (MHT) and thyroid hormones is not known. Therefore, we sought to investigate any relationship between patients with MHT, newly diagnosed by home blood pressure monitoring, and thyroid hormones.Methods: Patients older than 18 years of age without a previous diagnosis of hypertension and ...