What is it about?
An underfunctioning thyroid gland has multiple effects on the body and heart. Increased heart muscle thickness and stiffness reduce its function. This expose people to many diseases like uncontrolled blood pressure, lipid abnormality and heart failure. Treatment with thyroid hormone proved reversibilty in six month period
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Why is it important?
Complete reversibility and cure encourage early treatment of the disease Awareness is important and hence regular check of thyroid function
Perspectives
Overt hypothyroidism or subclinial hypothyroidism are common diseases and affect many organs of the body, in particular the heart and circulatory system. Proving that the effects are reversible by treatment gives a great hope and encourage early management
Dr Areeg El Tayeb
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This page is a summary of: “Increased Myocardial Wall Thickness in a Patient with Severe Hypothyroidism, Showed Complete Reversibility After Thyroid Hormone Replacement Therapy” Case Report and Literature Review, Medical Research Archives, January 2024, Knowledge Enterprise Journals,
DOI: 10.18103/mra.v12i12.6095.
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