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Objective: To investigate the effect of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels on hemodynamic indexes in color doppler ultrasonography in patients with Hashimoto's disease Design: Prospective observational study Setting: Departmant of Endocrinology, Medical Park Hospital, Ordu, Turkey Subjects: One hundred and twelve patients Intervention: The patients were divided into two groups: Group 1, TSH: 0.35-4.94 mIU/L; and Group 2, TSH >4.94 mIU/L. The mean peak systolic velocity (mPSV), mean end diastolic velocity (EDV) and mean resistive index (RI) of the inferior thyroid artery were measured using doppler ultrasonography at the appropriate angle (45-60 degrees C). Main outcome measure: The mPSV, EDV and RI of the inferior thyroid artery Results: A total of 48.21% of the patients (n=54) were in Group 1 and 51.78% of them (n=58) were in Group 2. In our study, we found that as the TSH levels increased, the thyroid blood flow and RI decreased in patients with Hashimoto's disease and with clinical and subclinical hypothyroidism compared with normal ones. Conclusion: The TSH level in Hashimoto's disease and the vascular RI increases as the parenchymal damage increases. WOS:000613229100007 2-s2.0-85098879889 |
