Thyroid heart disease.

Is Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction Associated With with Coronary Heart Disease?

Introduction: Previous cohort studies reported contradictory data on the association between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and coronary heart disease (CHD). Regarding this, the present study was conducted to illuminate this relationship. Materials and Methods: For the purpose of the study, 3,066 participants employed in a study conducted by Azizi et al. aged ≥ 20 years were subjected to thyro...

Thyroid heart disease.

The concept of thyrocardiac disease was introduced by Samuel Levine (Levine and Sturgis, 1924) who described atrial arrhythmias, congestive cardiac failure, and cardiac enlargement in hyperthyroidism occurring even in the absence of overt evidence of thyroid disorder. His clinical descriptions are as pertinent today as when they were written but it has always been a matter for conjecture whethe...

The heart in thyroid disease.

Thyroid disease and the heart.

The cardiovascular signs and symptoms of thyroid disease are some of the most profound and clinically relevant findings that accompany both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. On the basis of the understanding of the cellular mechanisms of thyroid hormone action on the heart and cardiovascular system, it is possible to explain the changes in cardiac output, cardiac contractility, blood pressure...

Thyroid disease and the heart.