Sunday, 26 May 2013

Mild Hypothyroidism Raises Mortality Risk in Heart Patients

According to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's iJournal of Clinical Endocrinology (and) Metabolism/i (JCEM), patients with underlying heart failure are more likely to experience adverse outcomes from mild hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism occurs when an underactive thyroid does not produce enough hormones. More than 9.5 million people nationwide have hypothyroidism. People who have thyroid function at the low end of the normal range ...

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