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Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu
Thyroid disease patients' RV function impairments were detected with tissue Doppler
April 8th, 2006
The tissue Doppler technique is a suitable tool to detect right ventricular function impairments in patients with associated thyroid disease. According to a recent report from Turkey, "Thyroid gland dysfunction affects the structure and function of the heart. Tissue Doppler echocardiography is a new technique, and it has been used frequently in the evaluation of ventricular function." "In the present study," wrote H. Arinc and colleagues at Abant Izzet Baysal University in Bolu, "right ventricular function was assessed in patients with overt or subclinical hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism and in healthy subjects using the tissue Doppler method, and...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2006-04-08)
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