Cuando el tiroides habla, el corazón escucha / When the thyroid speaks, the heart listens
Rev. chil. endocrinol. diabetes
;
7(1): 10-13, ene.2014. tab
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Thyroid dysfunction, whether it be from an increase or decrease in the levels of thyroid hormones, has multiple repercussions in the cardiovascular system which have been associated with an increase in mortality and heightened risk of cardiovascular events. This risk must be taken into consideration when evaluating patients with thyroid dysfunction in order to include strategies that assure a timely diagnosis and treatment of the above-mentioned complications. Similarly, it is necessary to evaluate the thyroid function in patients who present cardiovascular events such as heart failure, arrhythmias, coronary acute syndrome or acute stroke. Some of these alterations will cease with the recovery of euthyroidism. Randomized controlled trials are needed to define the best way to treat these patients, especially in cases of subclinical hypothyroidism, where it is still unknown if treatment with L-thyroxin helps reducing cardiovascular risk...
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Main subject:
Thyroid Diseases
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Cardiovascular System
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. chil. endocrinol. diabetes
Journal subject:
Endocrinology
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad Andrés Bello/CL
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