Biochemical testing of the thyroid: TSH is the best and, oftentimes, only test needed–a review for primary care

MT Sheehan - Clinical medicine & research, 2016 - Marshfield Clinic
Disorders of thyroid function are common, and screening, diagnosis, and management are
often performed by primary care providers. While management of significant biochemical …

Effect of excess iodine intake on thyroid diseases in different populations: A systematic review and meta-analyses including observational studies

R Katagiri, X Yuan, S Kobayashi, S Sasaki - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Although several reports concerning the association of iodine excess and
thyroid disease have appeared, no systematic review of the association between iodine …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of thyroid dysfunction on lipid profile

CV Rizos, MS Elisaf… - The open cardiovascular …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Thyroid dysfunction has a great impact on lipids as well as a number of other cardiovascular
risk factors. Hypothyroidism is relatively common and is associated with an unfavorable …

Subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with increased risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in adults

FY Tseng, WY Lin, CC Lin, LT Lee, TC Li… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the relationship between subclinical
hypothyroidism (SCH) and all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality …

Clinical parameters are more likely to be associated with thyroid hormone levels than with thyrotropin levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SP Fitzgerald, NG Bean, H Falhammar, J Tuke - Thyroid, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Background: Though the functional states of other endocrine systems are not defined on the
basis of levels of controlling hormones, the assessment of thyroid function is based on levels …

Gender differences in cardiovascular disease: hormonal and biochemical influences

FR Pérez-López, L Larrad-Mur, A Kallen… - Reproductive …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Atherosclerosis is a complex process characterized by an increase in vascular
wall thickness owing to the accumulation of cells and extracellular matrix between the …

Levothyroxine for the treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism and cardiovascular disease

LY Sue, AM Leung - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Subclinical hypothyroidism is a biochemical condition defined by elevated serum thyroid-
stimulating hormone levels in the setting of normal levels of the peripheral thyroid hormones …

Efficacy and safety of ashwagandha root extract in subclinical hypothyroid patients: a double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial

AK Sharma, I Basu, S Singh - The Journal of Alternative and …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Background: Subclinical hypothyroidism, a thyroid disorder without obvious symptoms of
thyroid deficiency, occurs in 3%–8% of the global population. Ashwagandha [Withania …

Mechanisms in endocrinology: aging and anti-aging: a combo-endocrinology overview

E Diamanti-Kandarakis, M Dattilo… - European journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Aging and its underlying pathophysiological background has always attracted the attention
of the scientific society. Defined as the gradual, time-dependent, heterogeneous decline of …

[PDF][PDF] An expert system for endocrine diagnosis and treatments using JESS

SS Abu-Naser, H El-Hissi, M Abu-Rass… - 2010 - academia.edu
The aim of the this study was to introduce the design of an expert system which was able to
fully diagnoses and treat Pancreas, Thyroid and Parathyroid glands diseases; furthermore, it …