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Incidencia de enfermedades endocrinas en caninos entre los años 2013-2016 en un hospital veterinario universitario de Chile

It has been shown that there is an association between air pollution and cardiovascular mortality. In bone pathology, studies show that air pollution is associated with a risk of developing osteoporosis and osteoporotic fracture associated with MP2.5 and nitrogen dioxide (NO2 ). The aim of our study was ...

Calidad de vida en pacientes con hipotiroidismo

Introduction: Patients with hypothyroidism may have worse quality of life, specially in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis (HT). Objective: Describe differences in the quality of life in patients with HT, compared to other causes of hypothyroidism in ambulatory patients. Method: Cross sectional, observational and...

Thyroid-stimulating Hormone and Insulin Resistance: Their Association with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome without Overt Hypothyroidism

Abstract Objective This study analyzed the effectiveness of the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) as a predictor of insulin resistance (IR) and its association with the clinical and metabolic parameters of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) without overt hypothyroidism. Study Design A cross-...

TeleCondutas: hipotireoidismo

É a doença tireoidiana mais comum, com prevalência de 2% na população geral e 15% em pessoas com mais de 60 anos. A doença acomete oito vezes mais mulheres do que homens. A principal forma de apresentação do hipotireoidismo (95% dos casos) é decorrente à alterações primárias na glândula tir...

Rastreo de hipotiroidismo en pacientes embarazadas

El embarazo es una situación clínica donde se produce un aumento fisiológico de la síntesis de hormona tiroidea y en la cual su carencia puede acarrear morbilidad perinatal. A partir de una viñeta clínica en la cual una médica solicita determinaciones de TSH y hormonas tiroideas a una mujer embara...

Autopercepção da deglutição em pacientes com doença tireoidiana benigna não cirúrgica

CoDAS; 29 (1), 2017
RESUMO Objetivo verificar a frequência de queixa para deglutir em pacientes com doença tireoidiana benigna não cirúrgica e comparar a autopercepção de intensidade da alteração de deglutição em diferentes tipos de doença tireoidiana. Método a amostra do estudo foi composta por 39 mulheres co...

Miocardiopatía dilatada reversible asociada a hipotiroidismo severo

Rev. chil. cardiol; 36 (2), 2017
Dilated cardiomyopathy is usually not reversible. In a few cases diverse etiologies can be treated and cardiomyopathy may disappear or improve significantly. The case of a young man with hypothyroidism and dilated cardiomyopathy is presented. After thyroid hormone replacement, a severe left ventricular d...

Evaluación de la disfunción tiroidea en estudiantes de una institución universitaria

Rev. salud pública; 18 (6), 2016
RESUMEN Objetivo Determinar la prevalencia de la disfunción tiroidea subclínica en la comunidad estudiantil de la Universidad Católica de Manizales. Materiales y Métodos Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal donde participaron 160 estudiantes de la Universidad Católica de Maniz...

Treatment of hypothyroidism with levothyroxine plus liothyronine: a randomized, double-blind, crossover study

ABSTRACT Objective To compare the effects of a unique fixed combination levothyroxine/liothyronine (LT4/LT3) therapy in patients with primary hypothyroidism. Subjects and methods This is a randomized, double-blind, crossover study. Adults with primary hypothyroidism (n = 32, age 42.6 ± 13.3, 30 fema...

Prevalencia de disfunción tiroidea en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2
Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Medicina (B.Aires); 76 (6), 2016
La diabetes mellitus (DM) y la disfunción tiroidea (DT) son dos frecuentes desórdenes endocrinos. La DT subclínica no reconocida puede afectar adversamente el control metabólico y aumentar el riesgo cardiovascular. Nuestro objetivo fue determinar la prevalencia de DT en pacientes con diabetes mellitu...