funded by grants from NCRCG-PLAGH-2022004;the Military Healthcare Research Program(No.21BJZ26,18BJZ32).
Background:Changes in thyroid hormone levels are commonly recognized characters among the elderly,which were reported to potentially influence incident frailty.Therefore,we examined the cross-sectional associations of...
The study was supported by a grant of the Young People Fund of Gansu Science and Technology Department(No.18JR3RA327).
With the acceleration of aging across the globe,it is expected that heart failure with preserved ejection fraction(HFpEF)may become more prevalent in the next 10 years worldwide.Thyroid hormones have been proven to in...
To the Editor: On March 9, 2018, a 31-year-old woman presented with liver dysfunction after thyroid cancer surgery. She was physically healthy;had no chronic diseases, such as hypertension and diabetes;had no history ...
National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81101490).
Background:The transcription factor paired box 8 (PAX8) was associated with type 2 congenital non-goitrous hypothyroidism (CHNG2), a clinical phenotype of congenital hypothyroidism (CH). Though studied in a few region...
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a mature procedure in treating patients with coronaty artery diseases. We report a patient undergoing CABG had history of esophageal cancer and multiple underlying diseases...
This study was partially supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30270636 and 30671015).
Background Visfatin, a visceral fat-derived adipocytokine, plays a significant physiological function in lipid metabolism. However, the precise function of visfatin and its regulation by thyroid hormones are still unk...
Background 131Ⅰ therapy is recognized as the simplest, safest, least expensive, and most effective treatment, and accepted by more and more patients. However its curative effect is influenced by many factors, therefo...
Muscle involvement in adults with hypothyroidism is common. At least 79% of patients with hypothyroidism have muscle weakness, cramps, and myalgia complaints.1 The patients with hypothyroidism do have myopathy rather ...
Background Water-electrolyte disturbance and endocrine alterations are common complications of adult patients with craniopharygioma in the postoperative period and may affect their recovery and prognosis. Some of thes...
This work was supported by grants from the National Natural ScienceFoundation of China (No.39970350) and Chinese Medical Board(No.98-688IITD)
Iodine is an important constituent for the synthesis of thyroid hormone. Deficient or excessive iodine intake may affect thyroid size and function. 1 The strategy of Universal Salt lodination (USI) has been implemen...