Global Fibrinolytic Capacity in Patients with Subclinical Hypothyroidism

Authors :: Sibel Guldiken
Ender Arikan
Muzaffer Demir
Müjdat Kara
Burhan Turgut
Betül Uğur Altun
Source :: Endocrine Journal. 52:363-367
Publication Year :: 2005
Publisher :: Japan Endocrine Society, 2005.
Abstract: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) represents the earliest stages of hypothyroidism but the benefits of detecting and treating SH are not well known. The aim of this study was to evaluate the alterations in global fibrinolytic capacity (GFC), which indicates the overall fibrinolytic activity, in patients with SH. The study group comprised of 15 patients with SH and 15 healthy controls. The GFC was significantly lower in patients with SH than in control group (p