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Horm Metab Res 2022; 54(01): 12-19
DOI: 10.1055/a-1718-6283
Endocrine Care

The Association of Thyroid Hormones with Coronary Atherosclerotic Severity in Euthyroid Patients

Na Yu
1   Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
,
Linjie Wang
1   Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
,
Yong Zeng
2   Department of Cardiology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
,
Yuxing Zhao
1   Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
,
Shi Chen
1   Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
,
Hui Pan
1   Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
,
Fengying Gong
1   Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
,
Huijuan Zhu
1   Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Abstract

The aim of the work was to explore the correlation between thyroid hormones and coronary atherosclerotic severity. This cross-sectional study included 340 euthyroid patients who underwent diagnostic coronary artery angiography (CAG). Gensini Score (GS) was applied to assess the severity of coronary atherosclerosis. Thyroid hormones and routine biochemical parameters were measured. The associations between thyroid hormones and coronary atherosclerosis severity were analyzed. Thyroid hormones levels or parameters were taken as both continuous variables and tertiles into analysis, and the lowest tertile was usually used as the reference (OR=1) for medium and highest tertiles. Free triiodothyronine (FT3) level was associated with GS≥22 (Median GS) in Model I adjusted for age and sex [Continuous: OR=0.46, 95% CI (0.23, 0.92), p=0.029; Tertile 3: OR=0.54, 95% CI (0.30, 0.97), p=0.038], and Model II adjusted for all known risk factors of coronary artery disease (CAD) [Continuous: OR=0.44, 95% CI (0.20, 0.95), p=0.036; Tertile 3: OR=0.49, 95% CI (0.25, 0.96), p=0.039]. Subjects with highest tertile of FT3 to free thyroxine (FT4) ratio (FT3/FT4 ratio) appeared to have the remarkably decreased risk of CAD in both Non-adjusted Model [OR=0.49, 95% CI (0.24, 0.98), p=0.044] and Model I [OR=0.45, 95% CI (0.22, 0.93), p=0.031]. Higher FT3 level within normal range was independently and negatively associated with severity of coronary atherosclerosis. Besides, FT3/FT4 ratio was remarkably correlated with the prevalence of CAD in euthyroid population.

Key words

coronary artery disease - Gensini score - free triiodothyronine - FT3/FT4 ratio - euthyroid

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Received: 03 August 2021

Accepted after revision: 30 November 2021

Article published online:
05 January 2022

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