Long-term cardiovascular effects of levothyroxine therapy in young adults with congenital hypothyroidism

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2486-2491

  Salerno, Mariacarolina ^a   Oliviero, Ugo ^a   Lettiero, Teresa ^a   Guardasole, Vincenzo ^a   Mattiacci, Dario Maria ^a   Saldamarco, Lavinia ^a   Capalbo, Donatella ^a   Lucariello, Antonio ^a   Saccà, Luigi ^a   Cittadini, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HEART VENTRICLE FILLING; HUMAN; INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 47549119699     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-2315     Document Type: Article

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