Thyroid Function and Blood Pressure Homeostasis in Euthyroid Subjects
Gumieniak O, Perlstein TS, Hopkins PN, Brown NJ, Murphey LJ, Jeunemaitre X, Hollenberg NK, Williams GH. Thyroid Function and Blood Pressure Homeostasis in Euthyroid Subjects. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2004, 89: 3455-3461. PMID: 15240631, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-032143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean arterial pressureRenal vascular resistanceBlood pressure homeostasisBaseline mean arterial pressureEffective renal plasma flowRenal plasma flowPressure homeostasisThyroid functionVascular resistanceEuthyroid subjectsBlood pressure salt sensitivitySalt sensitivityBlood pressure responseSystemic vascular resistanceAminohippuric acid clearanceLow sodium dietBody mass indexBaseline characteristicsHypertensive subjectsNormotensive subjectsSubclinical hypothyroidismArterial pressureAcid clearanceMass indexEuthyroid individuals