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Comment
. 2016 Jun;8(6):E446-50.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.04.20.

Evidence and controversies regarding the screening for subclinical hypothyroidism in patients with cardiovascular disease

Baris Gencer  1 , Nicolas Rodondi  1
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Comment

Evidence and controversies regarding the screening for subclinical hypothyroidism in patients with cardiovascular disease

Baris Gencer et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Jun.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
Prospective Cohort Studies Constituting the Thyroid Studies Collaboration.
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Figure 2
HRs for coronary heart disease mortality (black) and heart failure event (red) according to TSH levels [adapted from (9,10)].
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