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Is Thyroid Hormone a Risk Factor of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Korean Patients?
The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital¹, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wonkwang University Hospital²
Kyung Ho Yun¹, Myung Ho Jeong¹, Dong Goo Kang¹, Kye Hun Kim¹, Sang Yup Lim¹, Yeon Sang Lee¹, Sang Hyun Lee¹, Young Joon Hong¹, Ju Han Kim¹, Young Keun Ahn¹, Jeong Gwan Cho¹, Jong Chun Park¹, Seok Kyu Oh², Nam-Ho Kim², Jin-Won Jeong² and Jung Chaee Kang¹
Background and Objectives : Overt and subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with developing atherosclerosis and adverse changes in blood lipid. There is no data regarding the effect of normal range of thyroid hormone on the presence of coronary atherosclerosis. Subjects and Methods : We studied 125 consecutive patients (60.0±11.1 years, male : female = 84 : 41) who underwent diagnostic coronary angiography. The clinical diagnoses on admission were stable angina (32.0%), unstable angina (53.6%), acute myocardial infarction (14.4%). Thyroid hormones [thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine, free 3-iodothyronine], serum lipid levels, high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), homocysteine and fibrinogen were measured. Coronary angiographic results were compared with laboratory findings. Results : The angiographic diagnosis of coronary artery disease was no significant stenosis in 41 (32.8%), single vessel disease in 47 (37.6%) and multivessel disease in 37 patients (29.6%). Serum TSH levels showed a trend toward higher levels in patients with multivessel disease compared no significant stenosis (1.22±0.96 uIU/mL vs. 0.73±0.53 uIU/mL, p=0.053). According to the levels of TSH (<1.0 uIU/mL and ≥1.0 IU/mL), the incidence of multivessel disease was significantly higher in patients with high serum TSH levels (23.1% vs. 40.0%, p=0.038). A significant correlation was observed between levels of TSH and monocyte count (r=0.251, p=0.005), hsCRP (r=0.208, p=0.023) and homocysteine (r=0.279, p=0.002). Conclusion : The high level of serum TSH is associated with multivessel disease, abnormal inflammatory markers and high homocysteine levels.


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