Authors: Bekir Şanal İlknur Işık Mehmet Korkmaz Cüneyt Kucur Fatma Can Türkan Paşalı Kilit Cüneyt Kahraman Emre Kaçar Ahmet Koçak
Publish Date: 2015/10/28
Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 75-80
Abstract
This study was planned to be conducted with two different groups of people There were 87 patients in the patient group and 98 controls Participants were evaluated for atherosclerosis risk factors Mean carotid IMT was measured from three consecutive traces at the common carotid artery bifurcationThe mean carotid IMT was 081 ± 020 in patient group and this was higher than the controls 068 ± 019 p 001 IM thickening was positively correlated with the applied RAI dose levels in the treatment group p = 0029 In patients with only HT the data of the two groups showed a significant difference with the average IMT being higher in the patient group than that of the control group p 0011RAI used in the treatment of thyrotoxicosis increases the IMT of carotid artery independent of age and sex This treatment yields better results with higher doses and this effect is more marked in patients with HT Hence we believe that it is necessary to calculate the dose properly for hyperthyroid cases in which treatment with RAI is planned In particular the patients with HT need to be treated with the minimum possible dose Further carotid arteries should be evaluated with US following RAI treatment
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