The clinical significance of subclinical thyroid dysfunction

B Biondi, DS Cooper - Endocrine reviews, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Subclinical thyroid disease (SCTD) is defined as serum free T4 and free T3 levels within
their respective reference ranges in the presence of abnormal serum TSH levels. SCTD is …

Risk factors of cerebral vein and sinus thrombosis

GR de Freitas, J Bogousslavsky - Handbook on cerebral venous …, 2008 - karger.com
The risk factors for deep venous thrombosis (and for cerebral vein and sinus thrombosis,
CVST) differ from those for arterial disease. The risk factors for venous thrombosis are linked …

Serum thyroid hormone levels may not accurately reflect thyroid tissue levels and cardiac function in mild hypothyroidism

Y Liu, RA Redetzke, S Said… - American Journal …, 2008 - journals.physiology.org
The link between thyroid dysfunction and cardiovascular diseases has been recognized for
more than 100 years. Although overt hypothyroidism leads to impaired cardiac function and …

Increased long‐term cardiovascular morbidity among patients treated with radioactive iodine for hyperthyroidism

S Metso, A Auvinen, J Salmi, H Huhtala… - Clinical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Previous studies suggest that hyperthyroid patients remain at increased risk of
cardiovascular morbidity after restoring euthyroidism. The aim of this study was to compare …

Hypothyroidism and cerebral vein thrombosis–a possible association

AR Peralta, P Canhão - Journal of neurology, 2008 - Springer
Background There are many systemic illnesses that constitute risk factors for cerebral vein
thrombosis (CVT). Hypothyroidism was never associated with CVT, despite growing …

Coagulation profiles in hypothyroid and hyperthyroid female patients in Sudan.

MS Mohamed-Ali, RO Ahmed - Saudi medical journal, 2008 - europepmc.org
Objective To evaluate disturbances in the coagulation system in female patients with thyroid
disorders in order to assess the effects of thyroid diseases on coagulation parameters …

[PDF][PDF] Pathophysiological basis for thyrotoxicosis as an aggravating factor in post-ischemic brain injury in rats

L Rastogi, S Gupta, MM Godbole - Journal of Endocrinology, 2008 - academia.edu
The cross-sectional epidemiological studies investigating hyperthyroidism as a risk factor for
hypertension and stroke are not conclusive. Several case studies, however, indicate that …

Cerebral sinus venous thrombosis in a subject with thyrotoxicosis and MTHFR gene polymorphism

L Strada, C Gandolfo, M Del Sette - Neurological sciences, 2008 - Springer
We report a case of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) due to tyrotoxicosis in a patient with
methylenetetrahydro-folate-reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphism C677T,(genotype …

Thyroid disease and haemostasis–a relationship with clinical implications?

A Squizzato, VEA Gerdes - Thrombosis and haemostasis, 2008 - thieme-connect.com
T he association between thyroid diseases and the haemostatic system has been
investigated since the beginning of the past century, but underlying mechanisms and their …

Thyroid disease and the nervous system

CE Burness, PJ Shaw - Aminoff, Michael Jeffrey, Neurology and …, 2008 - books.google.com
Disorders of the thyroid gland are common and are frequently accompanied by neurological
complications. One study of unselected general medical, geriatric, and psychiatric inpatients …