Erschienen in:
01.03.2008 | Short Report
TSH and endothelial function in children
verfasst von:
Elena Gottardi, Flavio Egger, Giorgio Radetti
Erschienen in:
European Journal of Pediatrics
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Ausgabe 3/2008
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Excerpt
The aim of this study was to determine whether endothelial function, which is altered in patients with hypothyroidism and returns to normal with replacement therapy, can be used as a sensitive marker of tissue hypothyroidism. Our results suggest that endothelial function is not correlated with thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and, therefore, that it is not a useful marker for determining when L-thyroxin should be started in subclinical hypothyroidism. …