Coronary flow reserve after L-thyroxine therapy in Hashimoto's thyroiditis patients with subclinical and overt hypothyroidism


Oflaz H., Kurt R., Sen F., Onur I., Cimen A. O., ELİTOK A., ...Daha Fazla

ENDOCRINE, cilt.32, sa.3, ss.264-270, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12020-008-9037-2
  • Dergi Adı: ENDOCRINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.264-270
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: cardiovascular disease, coronary flow reserve, echocardiography, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, hypothyroidism, thyroxine, ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION, SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION, INSULIN-RESISTANCE, VELOCITY RESERVE, RISK-FACTOR, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, IMPAIRMENT, DISEASE, ARTERY
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Backgound/Aims Overt and subclinical hypothyroidism are reported to be associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk. We have used coronary flow reserve (CFR) measurement by trans-thoracic Doppler echocardiography (TTDE) to determine coronary microvascular function in Hashimoto's thyroiditis patients with overt and subclinical hypothyroidism and to evaluate effects of L-thyroxine replacement on coronary endothelial function. Methods In total, 10 overt hypothyroid patients, 10 subclinical hypothyroid patients, and 10 controls were enrolled. FT4, TSH, anti-thyroid antibodies, lipid profile, insulin, glucose, HOMA-IR, physical parameters, and CFR measured by TTDE were recorded before and after 6 months of L-thyroxine replacement in all groups. Results CFR values of all hypothyroid patients at baseline were significantly lower than those in controls. After L-thyroxine, CFR increased significantly in overt and subclinical hypothyroidism with respect to the baseline measurements (P < 0.05). When baseline and second measurements were evaluated collectively for patients and controls, CFR was positively correlated with FT4 levels (r = 0.31, P = 0.01) and negatively correlated with TSH and HOMA-IR (r = -0.38, P = 0.002 and r = -0.42, P < 0.001, respectively). Conclusion Subclinical as well as overt hypothyroid patients have impaired coronary microvascular function which improved after L-thyroxine therapy. Treatment of Hashimoto's thyroiditis patients with subclinical hypothyroidism should be considered to improve cardiovascular disease risk.