title: [Subclinical hypothyroidism: a cardiovascular risk factor?].
abstract: Although patent hypothyroidism is clearly associated with increased cardiovascular risk, the relationship between infraclinical hypothyroidism and cardiovascular disease remains controversial though probable. This relationship is mediated by the traditional risk factors (lipids, hypertension), by changes in parameters of inflammation and haemostasis, and by a direct effect of thyroid hormones on the vessel wall. The authors review the epidemiological evidence and the mechanisms underlying the association between infraclinical hypothyroidism and cardiovascular risk and the therapeutic implications of this association.
authors.affiliation: Service d'endocrinologie métabolisme, Groupe hospitalier La Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cohen-Aubart
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jublanc
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chiche
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bruckert
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006487:Hemostasis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids