Open AccessOxygen Consumption in Patients with Hyperthyroidism Before and After Treatment With β-Blockade Versus Thyrostatic Treatment
Author(s) -
Svante Jansson,
Kari Lie-Karlsen,
O. Stenqvist,
Ulla Körner,
Kent Lundholm,
LarsErik Tisell
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200101000-00010
Subject(s) - medicine , propranolol , blockade , respiratory quotient , hypermetabolism , anabolism , cardiology , endocrinology , anesthesia , receptor
To evaluate randomly the effect of thyrostatic treatment (tiamazole) versus selective (metoprolol) and nonselective beta-blockade (propranolol) on whole-body energy metabolism in women with hyperthyroidism.