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Endothelial dysfunction in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism and the effects of treatment with levothyroxine

BACKGROUND: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SHT) may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. We compared endothelial function between SHT patients and euthyroid individuals, and evaluated the effects of levothyroxine therapy on endothelial function in the patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a quasi...

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Autores principales: Niknam, Nasmi, Khalili, Noushin, Khosravi, Elham, Nourbakhsh, Mohsen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4815523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27099851
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2277-9175.178783