Elevated serum thyrotropin levels and endothelial dysfunction in a prospective hemodialysis cohort.
Amy S YouMatthew BudoffIrfan ZebNaser AhmadiAlejandra NovoaFerdinand FloresSajad HamalApril KinningerChristopher DailingTracy NakataCsaba P KovesdyDanh V NguyenGregory A BrentKamyar Kalantar-ZadehConnie M RheePublished in: Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis (2021)
In HD patients, higher serum TSH levels were associated with worse micro-vascular reactivity measured by DTM. Further studies are needed to determine if thyroid hormone supplementation improves endothelial function in hemodialysis patients with lower levels of thyroid function.