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Mechanisms of Disease
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Volume 344:501-509 February 15, 2001 Number 7
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Thyroid Hormone and the Cardiovascular System
Irwin Klein, M.D., and Kaie Ojamaa, Ph.D.

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Thyroid hormone has many effects on the heart and vascular system.1 Many of the clinical manifestations of hyperthyroidism are due to the ability of thyroid hormone to alter cardiovascular hemodynamics.2 The hemodynamic effects of hypothyroidism are opposite to those of hyperthyroidism, although the clinical manifestations are less obvious. This review will integrate what is known about the mechanisms of thyroid hormone action on the heart2,3,4,5 with recent observations from both experimental and clinical studies of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. We will also address the potential role of thyroid hormone treatment in patients with acute or chronic cardiac disease.

Effects of Thyroid Hormone on Myocardial Contractility and Hemodynamics

The effects of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Cellular Mechanisms of Thyroid Hormone Action

Hyperthyroidism

Atrial Fibrillation

Heart Failure

Subclinical Hyperthyroidism

Hypothyroidism

Amiodarone and Thyroid Function

Changes in Thyroid Function That Accompany Heart Disease

Conclusions


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From the Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, N.Y., and the Departments of Medicine and Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Klein at the Division of Endocrinology, North Shore University Hospital, 300 Community Dr., Manhasset, NY 11030, or at iklein@nshs.edu.

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