Vascular Disease

Research from G. Brenta and co-authors reveals new findings on vascular disease

Published in Cardiovascular Device Liability Week, August 12th, 2007

"Subclinical hypothyroidism (sH) has been associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease even in the absence of hypercholesterolemia. Our study was designed to assess the hypothesis that other proatherogenic parameters, such as qualitative lipoprotein changes and insulin resistance, might be present in sH," scientists in Argentina report.

"Twenty-one sH women were compared to 11 female controls matched for body mass index, menopausal status, and age. Before and after 6 months of levothyroxine (L-T-4) treatment, we determined total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglycerides (TG), apoB levels,...

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Source: Cardiovascular Device Liability Week (2007-08-12)

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