Lethal pulmonary thromboembolism associated with decreased thyroid hormone levels

Thyroid pathology is rarely involved in the pathogenesis of sudden death in young people. We report here the cases of two young patients with decreased levels of thyroid hormones whose death was caused by an increased thrombotic status, with venous thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism. In both c...

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Main Authors: Sorin Hostiuc, Corneliu Octavian Capatina, Crina Julieta Sinescu, Mihaela Hostiuc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972015000400355&lng=en&tlng=en