Open AccessEvaluation of autonomic functions in subclinical hypothyroid and hypothyroid patients
Author(s) -
Aarti Mahajan,
Ram A. Lal,
Dinesh Dhanwal,
Ajay K. Jain,
Veena Chowdhury
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.111642
Subject(s) - subclinical infection , medicine , abnormality , endocrinology , blood pressure , autonomic function , autonomic nervous system , heart rate , cardiology , heart rate variability , psychiatry
Autonomic dysfunction may contribute to cardiovascular morbidity in subclinical hypothyroid patients. It is controversial whether the abnormality exists in sympathetic or the parasympathetic function. It is also not known whether the severity of autonomic dysfunction is related to the degree of thyroid deficiency.