A Prospective Study on Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Patients with Hyperthyroidism and Its Reversal After Surgical Cure

Background Cardiovascular dysfunction (CVD) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in hyperthyroidism. CVD and its reversibility after total thyroidectomy (TT) are not adequately addressed. This prospective case–control study evaluates the effect of hyperthyroidism on myocardium and its reversi...

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Veröffentlicht in:World journal of surgery 2016-03, Vol.40 (3), p.622-628
Hauptverfasser: Muthukumar, Sankaran, Sadacharan, Dhalapathy, Ravikumar, Krishnan, Mohanapriya, Gajarajan, Hussain, Zahir, Suresh, R. V.
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Zusammenfassung:Background Cardiovascular dysfunction (CVD) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in hyperthyroidism. CVD and its reversibility after total thyroidectomy (TT) are not adequately addressed. This prospective case–control study evaluates the effect of hyperthyroidism on myocardium and its reversibility after TT. Materials and methods Surgical candidates of new onset hyperthyroidism, Group A ( n  = 41, age 
ISSN:0364-2313
1432-2323
DOI:10.1007/s00268-015-3352-6