Cardiac effects of l-thyroxine administration in borderline hypothyroidism

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 190-195

  Mariotti, Stefano ^a   Zoncu, Sandra ^a   Pigliaru, Francesca ^a   Putzu, Claudia ^a   Cambuli, Valentina M ^a   Vargiu, Sara ^a   Deidda, Martino ^a   Mercuro, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac function; Hypothyroidism; l thyroxine; PWDTI

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROXINE;

EID: 42649128726     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.03.130     Document Type: Article

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