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Does low serum TSH within the normal range have negative impact on physical exercise capacity and quality of life of healthy elderly people?

Objective Investigate the differences in cardiopulmonary (CP) capacity and Quality of Life (QOL) between healthy elderly (≥ 65 years) with different TSH levels (< 1.0 and ≥ 1.0 μIU/mL) both within the normal range. Also, evaluate the effects of TSH elevation on CP test and QOL, by ad...

Clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with thyroid diseases with and without alanine aminotransferase levels above the upper tertile – Cross-sectional analytical study

Objective Thyroid disease affects 6.6% of the general population. The liver is fundamental in metabolizing thyroid hormones, and hepatocytes are often affected in thyroid disease. We aimed to compare clinical and laboratory parameters among thyroid disease patients with alanine aminotransferase (ALT) le...

Alteraciones tiroideas en pacientes infectados con el virus de inmunodeficiencia humana

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (3), 2016
Background: Thyroid dysfunction is common among patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It presents in different forms and has a multifactorial etiology. Aim: To determine the prevalence and features of thyroid dysfunction among patients infected with HIV. Material and Methods: A cross...

Alta frecuencia de trastornos tiroideos en el síndrome de ovario poliquístico
High frequency of thyroid abnormalities in polycystic ovary syndrome

Medicina (B.Aires); 75 (4), 2015
La prevalencia de trastornos tiroideos (TT) no ha sido suficientemente evaluada en mujeres con síndrome de ovario poliquístico (SOP). El propósito de esta investigación fue examinar dicha relación. En este estudio prospectivo de diseño caso-control, se incluyeron 194 mujeres. El grupo SOP consisti...

Prevalencia del síndrome metabólico, índice de insulino resistencia y niveles de leptina y hormona tiroidea en la población general de Mérida (Venezuela)

Invest. clín; 56 (2), 2015
The metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular events, but scarce information exists about its frequency in Venezuela. In this cross-sectional study, we quantified the prevalence of the MetSyn in a probabilistic, stratified sample of 274 subjects aged ³18 years from the ...

Clinical evaluation with self-sequential longitudinal reference intervals: pregnancy outcome and neonatal thyroid stimulating hormone level associated with maternal thyroid diseases

West Indian med. j; 62 (1), 2013
OBJECTIVE: We attempted to evaluate maternal thyroid function in a new self-sequential longitudinal reference interval (SLRI) which we established recently. By this method, we analysed the correlation between pregnancy outcome, neonatal thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level and maternal thyroid disease...

Aspectos ultra-sonográficos e prevalência da tireoidite pós-parto em gestantes sem disfunçäo tireóidea atendidas em hospital público de Säo Paulo
Ultrasonographic aspects and prevalence of thyroiditis postpartum in pregnant without thyroid dysfunction attended in public hospital at Säo Paulo

Avaliamos prospectivamente a funçäo, as imagens ultra-sonográficas e a auto-imunidade tireóidea em grupo racial heterogêneo de 800 mulhres grávidas, primíparas ou multíparas (1 a 7 gestaçöes prévias) atendidas em hospital universitário de Säo Paulo durante o pré-natal. Quarenta e seis pacie...

Estudo de adesäo ao tratamento do hipotiroidismo
Study of adhesion at the hypothyroidism treatment

Para avaliarmos o impacto da adesäo no controle do hipotiroidismo em nosso meio, estudamos 100 portadores de hipotiroidismo mal controlados (Mo de TSH: 12U/L) acompanhados no HC-UNICAMP e no HUCFF-UFRJ, 80 mulheres e 20 homens de nível sócil-econômico e cultural similar. Após serem examinados e orie...