Not Signed In - Penn Study Finds No Increased Cardiovascular Risk If Mildly Underactive Thyroid Left Untreated
Tue, 07 Mar 2006 03:00 AM EST
... Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that leaving a mildly underactive thyroid gland (subclinical hypothyroidism) untreated does not lead to increased cardiovascular risk. The study results, to be published in the March 1st issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, may lead to changes in the clinical treatment of this commonly diagnosed ailment. ...
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- Cardiovascular Diseases And Disorders
- Increased risk of heart attack from untreated diabetes and high cholesterol
- Cardiovascular Health
- Risk Factors
- Thyroid Cancer
- Underactive thyroid
- Desiccated Thyroid
- Increased risk for tuberculosis
- Increased risk of infection
- Increased risk of falls and injury (from low blood pressure)
- Thyroid Diseases
- Security Risk Assessment
- Cardiac Risk
- High Risk Pregnancy
- Youth Risk Behaviors
- Hypothyroidism
- Abdominal Pain
- Damage to the eyes, kidneys, and nerves due to untreated high blood sugar
- Pain, Chest
- Chest Pain
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