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Scientists at Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University detail research in atherosclerosis

Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 21st, 2008

According to a study from Greifswald, Germany, "Thyroid dysfunction is associated with detrimental cardiovascular effects. We analyzed whether thyroid status is associated with aortic valve sclerosis (AVS) and mitral annular calcification (MAC) as markers of generalized atherosclerosis."

"Data of 2065 subjects (923 women and 1142 men) aged >= 45 years from the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP) were analyzed with respect to low, medium and high TSH levels. Logistic regression models were adjusted for major confounders of atherosclerosis. In women, the prevalence of AVS was the highest in those with low TSH (35.1 % vs. 26.7% in medium TSH; p<0.05), while there was...

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