Mild hypothyroidism and ischemic heart disease: Is age the answer?

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2969-2971

  Mariotti, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADAPTATION; AGING; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 49249121239     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-1237     Document Type: Editorial

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