The effects of simvastatin and levothyroxine on intima-media thickness of the carotid artery in female normolipemic patients with subclinical hypothyroidism: A prospective, randomized-controlled study

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1007-1011

  Duman, Dursun ^a,c   Demirtunc, Refik ^a   Sahin, Sinan ^b   Esertas, Kenan ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Intima media thickness; Levothyroxine; Simvastatin; Subclinical hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LEVOTHYROXINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SIMVASTATIN; TEFOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MYALGIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; ECHOGRAPHY; INTIMA; MIDDLE AGED; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUNICA MEDIA;

ADULT; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIMVASTATIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGLYCERIDES; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 38449104745     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3282f03bc1     Document Type: Article

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