Vol. 25 (4) 2004 Neuro endocrinology letters

Cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged women with subclinical hypothyroidism.

OBJECTIVES: Overt hypothyroidism (OH) is associated with premature atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease (CHD). Recently, C-reactive protein (CRP) and total homocysteine (tHct) emerged as additional independent cardiovascular risk factors. Subclinical hypothyroidism (SH), affecting as many as 15% of middle-aged women is not known t.....