The Two Faces of Janus: Why Thyrotropin as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor May Be an Ambiguous Target

The Two Faces of Janus: Why Thyrotropin as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor May Be an Ambiguous Target

Elevated concentrations of free thyroid hormones are established cardiovascular risk factors, but the association of thyrotropin (TSH) levels to hard endpoints is less clear. This may, at least in part, ensue from the fact that TSH secretion depends not only on the supply with thyroid hormones but o...

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Main Authors: Johannes Wolfgang Dietrich, Rudolf Hoermann, John E. M. Midgley, Friederike Bergen, Patrick Müller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
allostatic load
subclinical hypothyroidism
thyroid homeostasis
thyrotropin
malignant arrhythmia
sudden cardiac death
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2020.542710/full

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