Impact of overt and subclinical hypothyroidism on exercise tolerance: A systematic review

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 365-389

  Lankhaar, Jeannette A C ^a   De Vries, Wouter R ^a   Jansen, Jaap A C G ^a   Zelissen, Pierre M J ^a   Backx, Frank J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

physical activity; physical performance capacity; quality of life; thyroid dysfunction

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; THYROID HORMONE;

BLOOD; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE CAPACITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REST; REVIEW; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; THYROID DISEASE; VASODILATATION;

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE CAPACITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; THYROID DYSFUNCTION;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART RATE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LACTIC ACID; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; REST; STROKE VOLUME; THYROID HORMONES; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; VASODILATION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84906559369     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2014.930405     Document Type: Review

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