Association between low serum free thyroxine concentrations and coronary artery calcification in healthy euthyroid subjects

Thyroid

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 870-876

  Kim, Eun Sook ^a,b   Shin, Jeong Ah ^a,c   Shin, Joo Young ^a,c   Lim, Dong Jun ^a,c   Moon, Sung Dae ^a,b   Son, Ho Young ^a,c   Han, Je Ho ^a,b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

EID: 84865599539     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: 15579077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2011.0366     Document Type: Review

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