Subclinical thyroid disorders should not be considered to be a non-classical risk factor for cardiovascular diseases

Authors

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biography

Rodrigo Diaz Olmos, Hospital Universitário, Universidade de São Paulo

MD, MSc, PhD. Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

References

Benseñor IM, Lotufo PA. Subclinical thyroid diseases as a non-classical risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. São Paulo Med J. 2020;138(2):95-7. PMID: 32491081; https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2020.138230032020.

Taubes G. Epidemiology Faces Its Limits. Science. 1995;269(5221):164-9. PMID: 7618077; https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7618077.

Rodondi N, den Elzen WP, Bauer DC, et al. Thyroid Studies Collaboration. Subclinical hypothyroidism and the risk of coronary heart disease and mortality. JAMA. 2010;304(12):1365-74. PMID: 20858880; https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.1361.

Welch GH. Assumption #1 - All risks can be lowered. In “Less medicine, more Health. Seven assumptions that drive too much medical care.” Boston: Becon Press; 2015.

Rose G. The strategy of preventive medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 1992.

Norman AH, Hunter DJ, Russell AJ. Linking high-risk preventive strategy to biomedical-industry market: implications for public health. Saude Soc. 2017;26(3):638-50. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0104-12902017172682.

Downloads

Published

2021-04-11

How to Cite

1.
Olmos RD. Subclinical thyroid disorders should not be considered to be a non-classical risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2021 Apr. 11 [cited 2025 Mar. 9];139(2):196-7. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/411

Issue

Section

Letter to the Editor