Thyroid Diseases and Cerebrovascular Diseases
- VernacularTitle:甲状腺疾病与脑血管病
- Author:
Yaming SUN
;
Chunfeng LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cerebrovascular disease;
hyperthyroidism;
hypothyroidism;
arteriosclerosis
- From:
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases
2008;16(4):301-305
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
There are significant correlations between cerebral embolism and thyrotoxic atrial fibrillation in patients with hyperthyroidism. The incidence of thyrotoxic atrial fibrillation increases significantly in patients with subclinical hyperthyroidism with serum thyroid-stimula-ting hormone levels ＜ 0. 1 mU/L. Hyperthyroidism may result in cerebral venous thrombosis,moyamoya disease and giant cell arteritis; while hypothyroidism is closely associated with the risk factors of arteriosclerosis, especially hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and hyperhomocysteine-mia. However, this association remains uncertain in subclinical hyperthyroidism.
