Arterial hypertension severity and blood lipid profile in thyrotoxicosis and hypothyrosis

Abstract

Arterial hypertension (AH) severity in hypothyrosis and thyrotoxicosis was investigated in various age groups of patients. It was demonstrated that AH associated with thyroid dysfunction might have two ethiologic forms: endocrine (linked to thyroid dysfunction), and combined (AH in anamnesis, later combined with endocrine blood pressure increase). In hypothyrosis, AH was more severe than in hyperthyrosis, that could be explained by younger age of thyrotoxic patients. Among hypothyroid individuals, combined forms of AH were prevalent, with AH in anamnesis. That might be explained by more advanced age of hypothyroid patients, and their blood lipid profile abnormalities.

Keywords

• arterial hypertension
• thyroid gland
• hypothyrosis
• thyrotoxicosis
• hypercholesterolemia