Carotid intima-media thickness in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism: A meta-analysis

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-25

  Gao, Ning ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Zhang, Yu zhen ^a   Yang, Qing ^a   Chen, Shao hua ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SHANDONG FIRST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carotid intima media thickness; Dyslipidemia; Hypertension; Meta analysis; Subclinical hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; THYROTROPIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EMBASE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 84873470730     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: 18791484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.10.070     Document Type: Review

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