A Renewed Focus on the Association Between Thyroid Hormones and Lipid Metabolism

A Renewed Focus on the Association Between Thyroid Hormones and Lipid Metabolism

Thyroid dysfunction, manifesting as either overt or subclinical hypothyroidism, negatively affects lipid metabolism: this leads to hypercholesterolemia which progressively increases the risk for cardiovascular disease and, potentially, mortality. Hypercholesterolemia in hypothyroidism is mainly due...

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Main Authors: Leonidas H. Duntas, Gabriela Brenta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
cholesterol
LDL
TSH
hypothyroidism
triglyceride
thyroxine
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00511/full

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