Plasma viscosity, an early cardiovascular risk factor in women with subclinical hypothyroidism

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 219-225

  Erdem, T Y ^a   Ercan, M ^a,b   Ugurlu, S ^a   Balci, H ^a   Acbay, O ^a   Gundogdu, S ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Plasma viscosity; Subclinical hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PLASMA VISCOSITY; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 42049123026     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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