Clinical assessment of cardiovascular dysfunction among hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism subjects residing at Veligonda hill range of Eastern Ghats

Abstract

The prevalence of cardiovascular complications is predicted to increase in next two to three decades especially in developing countries with an increasing incidence worldwide, thyroid disorders causing cardiovascular complications will be a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in future. Symptoms like Heart rate, blood pressure, body mass index, total cholesterol, ECG and echocardiographic changes in both hypothyroid and hyperthyroid patients can serve as reliable indicators of incidence of cardiovascular involvement. Heart rate and blood pressure have the advantage of daily monitoring in clinical practice, inexpensive and simple to measure with good reproducibility. However studies showing correlation between these measures and cardiovascular complications are sparse and reveal inconsistent findings