TY - JOUR AU - Ciccone, Marco M. AU - De Pergola, Giovanni AU - Porcelli, Maria T. AU - Scicchitano, Pietro AU - Caldarola, Pasquale AU - Iacoviello, Massimo AU - Pietro, Guida AU - Giorgino, Francesco AU - Favale, Stefano PY - 2010 DA - 2010/05/28 TI - Increased carotid IMT in overweight and obese women affected by Hashimoto's thyroiditis: an adiposity and autoimmune linkage? JO - BMC Cardiovascular Disorders SP - 22 VL - 10 IS - 1 AB - Hashimoto's thyroiditis is the most important cause of hypothyroidism. It is a systemic disease that can even affect the cardiovascular system, by accelerating the atherosclerotic process. Aim of this study was to examine whether autoimmune thyroiditis has an effect on the intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery (IMT-CCT), independently of the thyroid function and well-known cardiovascular risk factors. Hashimoto's thyroiditis is a systemic disease. The aim is to examine whether autoimmune thyroiditis and adiposity can effect carotid IMT independently of thyroid hormones and cardiovascular risk factors. SN - 1471-2261 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-10-22 DO - 10.1186/1471-2261-10-22 ID - Ciccone2010 ER -