The effect of levothyroxine treatment on left ventricular function in subclinical hypothyroidism

OBJECTIVE: Treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism (ScH), especially the mild form of ScH, is controversial because thyroid hormones influence cardiac function. We investigate left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in ScH and evaluate the effect of 5-month levothyroxine treatment. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Fifty-four patients with newly diagnosed mild ScH (4.2

Keywords:

• Subclinical infection
• Endocrinology
• Diabetes mellitus
• Cardiology
• Levothyroxine
• Internal medicine
• Medicine
• Euthyroid
• Cardiac function curve
• Gastroenterology
• Ventricle
• Prospective cohort study
• Case-control study

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