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ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE ENDOCRINOLOGIA E METABOLOGIA
Volume 52, Issue 9, Pages 1448-1451Publisher
SBEM-SOC BRASIL ENDOCRINOLOGIA & METABOLOGIA
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302008000900007
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Subclinical hyperthyroidism; Bone; Heart
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The objective of the present study was to evaluate bone and cardiac abnormalities and symptoms and signs of thyroid hormone excess in women with subclinical hyperthyroidism (SCH) aged < 65 years. Forty-eight women with SCH were evaluated. The control group consisted of 48 euthyroid volunteers. The mean symptom rating scale score was significantly higher in patients. Cardiac involvement, both morphological and affecting systolic and diastolic functions, was also observed in patients. Women with SCH showed a significant increase in serum markers of bone formation and resorption. In addition, bone mineral density (BMD) was lower in the femoral neck but not in the lumbar spine in patients before menopause, whereas a lower BMD was observed at both sites in postmenopausal patients. SCH is not completely asymptomatic in women aged < 65 years, and is associated with heart abnormalities and with increased bone turnover and reduced BMD even before menopause. (Arq Bras Endocrinol Metab 2008; 52/9:1448-1451)
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