Assessment of cardiovascular risk in subclinical hypothyroidism.

Abstract

The decision about whether to screen patients for subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is clouded by inconsistent evidence of association of dyslipidemia and other risk factors of cardiovascular disease with SCH and also any benefit from early treatment. Objective: To determine whether the known risk factors of cardiovascular disease such as hypertension, increase in fasting blood glucose and lipid abnormalities are more significant in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism when compared with those in euthyroid individuals and to find out any correlation between the TSH levels and lipid profile parameters in subclinical hypothyroidism subjects.