Thyroid function in patients with rheumatic heart disease.
Thyroid function was assessed in 94 patients with rheumatic heart disease presenting consecutively to a cardiology clinic. Despite previous reports of an association with autoimmune thyroid disease, abnormal thyroid function occurred no more commonly in this group than would be anticipated in a normal population.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000097:blood; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000097:blood
D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013972:Thyrotropin