Open AccessIs Subclinical Hypothyroidism a Cardiovascular Risk Factor in the Elderly?
Author(s) -
Giuseppe Pasqualetti,
Sara Tognini,
Antonio Polini,
Nadia Caraccio,
Fabio Monzani
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-3818
Subject(s) - medicine , subclinical infection , heart failure , epidemiology , population , thyroid , cohort , disease , risk factor , thyroid disease , thyroid function , cohort study , endocrinology , pediatrics , environmental health
The negative impact of subclinical hypothyroidism (sHT) on cardiovascular risk, widely recognized in young adults (aged <55-60 y), is still debated in the elderly (>65 y), especially in the oldest olds (>80 y).
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