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Terapia combinada de levotiroxina y liotironina para hipotiroidismo

Medwave; 18 (8), 2018
INTRODUCCIÓN La suplementación habitual del hipotiroidismo se basa en la monoterapia con levotiroxina, sin embargo, algunos pacientes persisten con síntomas atribuibles al déficit de hormona tiroidea. Debido a esto se ha planteado que el uso de un tratamiento combinado con liotironina y levotiroxina ...

Relationship between heart rate variability and subclinical thyroid disorders of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (11), 2018
The association between subclinical thyroid dysfunctions and autonomic modulation changes has been described by many studies with conflicting results. We aimed to analyze the association between subclinical hyperthyroidism (SCHyper), subclinical hypothyroidism (SCHypo), and heart rate variability (HRV) u...

Hypothyroidism is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft

Abstract Introduction: Few reports in the world have shown a differential effect of hypothyroidism in relation to morbidity and mortality following cardiac surgery. Objective: To determine the association between preoperative hypothyroidism, composite and disaggregated outcomes of mortality and complic...

Adenoma paratiroideo ectópico: ¿cuello o tórax?
Ectopic parathyroid adenoma: neck or chest?

Síndrome de apneas del sueño: revisión de 25 años de experiencia

El conocimiento científico y clínico sobre los trastornos respiratorios del sueño se ha desarrollado de manera acelerada en las últimas décadas. El objetivo de este estudio es presentar la experiencia adquirida en nuestro país, en el diagnóstico y tratamiento del síndrome de apneas del sueño de ...

Desafios diagnósticos na Síndrome da Taquicardia Postural Ortostática (POTS) em uma adolescente

Descreveu-se a Síndrome da Taquicardia Postural Ortostática (POTS) em uma adolescente de 16 anos, com história de 10 anos de hipotireoidismo e episódio de síncope incompleta e sintomas disautonômicos flutuantes por seis meses. Após esses seis meses, a paciente apresentou novo episódio de síncope...

Drug-induced hypothyroidism

Medicina (B.Aires); 77 (5), 2017
The thyroid axis is particularly prone to interactions with a wide variety of drugs, whose list increases year by year. Hypothyroidism is the most frequent consequence of drug-induced thyroid dysfunction. The main mechanisms involved in the development of primary hypothyroidism are: inhibition of the syn...

Prevalence of hypothyroidism in major psychiatric disorders in hospitalised patients in Montserrat Hospital during the period March to October 2010

Rev. colomb. psiquiatr; 46 (3), 2017
Abstract Introduction: Hypothyroidism results from inadequate production of thyroid hormone. It is known that there is a relationship between the major psychiatric disorders and hypothyroidism. Objective: To determine the prevalence of hypothyroidism in patients admitted due to major psychiatric diso...

Intoxicação natural e experimental por Leucaena leucocephala em equinos

Pesqui. vet. bras; 37 (8), 2017
Este trabalho investigou as principais alterações clínicas e dermatopatológicas de equinos intoxicados natural e experimentalmente por Leucaena leucocephala. Os surtos ocorreram nos estados de São Paulo e Goiás, onde seis cavalos após a ingestão de casca e/ou folhas de L. leucocephala apresentara...

Coma mixedematoso
Myxedema coma

Medicina (B.Aires); 77 (4), 2017
El hipotiroidismo es una enfermedad frecuente, de diagnóstico y tratamiento simples. Si no es detectada a tiempo puede progresar a la forma más grave conocida como coma mixedematoso. El término "coma mixedematoso" es considerado generalmente engañoso, ya que la mayoría de los pacientes no se present...