PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN THYROID DISORDERS
The existent data in the international speciality literature revealed a significantly high prevalence of thyroid disorders, mainly of those autoimmune, in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), and, conversely, an high prevalence of PAH in patients with hyperthyroidism or Hashimoto au...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Amaltea Medical Publishing House
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Romanian Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_MEDICAL_Journal/Revista_MEDICALA_ROMANA-2019-Nr.4/RMJ_2019_4_Art-05.pdf |
| Summary: | The existent data in the international speciality literature revealed a significantly high prevalence of thyroid
disorders, mainly of those autoimmune, in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), and, conversely, an high prevalence of PAH in patients with hyperthyroidism or Hashimoto autoimmune thyroiditis with
euthyroidism. The studies carried out until the present did not identify the pathogenetic mechanism of the
occurrence of PAH in patients with thyroid disorders.
The prompt normalization of PAH appeared in context of the hyperthyroidism, after adequate treatment of the
hyperthyroidism and after obtaining euthyroidism, has been proven after many clinical trials.
There are limited data in the speciality literature about comparative assessment of the effectiveness of the
different therapeutic methods of hyperthyroidism (the treatment with antithyroid drugs, surgical treatment and
radioactive iodine treatment) in reduction of pulmonary pressure. |
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| ISSN: | 1220-5478 2069-606X |