The Claim
Patients with clinical hypothyroidism have a higher prevalence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, systolic dysfunction, and atrial fibrillation compared to patients with subclinical hypothyroidism.
What the research says
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People with full-blown hypothyroidism are more likely to have abnormal heart function and irregular heart rhythms than people with mild hypothyroidism.
See the scientific wording
Patients with clinical hypothyroidism exhibit significantly higher prevalence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (35.5% vs. 21.3%), systolic dysfunction (14.8% vs. 6.5%), and atrial fibrillation (12.3% vs. 8.4%) compared to those with subclinical hypothyroidism, indicating a graded association between thyroid hormone deficiency severity and cardiac structural and electrical abnormalities.
Low thyroid hormone reduces the heart muscle's ability to relax by slowing calcium removal after contraction, stiffens the heart walls, and causes blood vessels to become inflamed and less flexible; this increases pressure inside the heart, weakens its pumping ability, and disrupts its electrical rhythm.
What the research says
1 studyPeople with full-blown hypothyroidism had more heart problems like stiff heart muscles, weaker pumping, and irregular heartbeats than those with mild thyroid issues—even though both had low thyroid hormone. This shows the worse your thyroid is, the more your heart suffers.
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