Laboratory Medicine ›› 2015, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (5): 489-494.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2015.05.019

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Correlation between serum TSH concentrations and cardiovascular severity in patients undergoing PCI

WU Weiyun1, WU Shengchao1, YAN Hongmei2, WU Jiong1, GUO Wei1, ZHANG Chunyan1, SONG Binbin1, PAN Baishen1   

  1. 1. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
    2. Department of Endocrinology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
  • Received:2014-07-29 Online:2015-05-30 Published:2015-06-17

Abstract: Objective To investigate the correlation between serum thyroid-stimulating hormone(TSH)concentrations and cardiovascular severity in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI). Methods Of 1 122 patients undergoing PCI, 1 000 who met inclusion criteria were classified into 3 groups according to serum TSH concentrations: normal,subclinical hypothyroidism and subclinical hyperthyroidism groups. The main outcomes were Gensini score with Gensini scores >50 defined as high cardiac risk and the percentage undergoing stent implantation. Results The percentages of patients with Gensini scores >50 differed significantly in normal and subclinical hypothyroidism groups(P=0.003). Binary Logistic regression analysis showed that subclinical hypothyroidism was an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease[odds ratio (OR)=1.855, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.244-2.766, P=0.002]. In contrast,Gensini score >50 and stent implantation did not correlate with TSH concentration in normal group. Conclusions Subclinical hypothyroidism is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in patients undergoing PCI. The correlation between normal TSH concentrations and cardiovascular disease requires further investigation.

Key words: Thyroid-stimulating hormone, Subclinical hypothyroidism, Cardiovascular disease

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