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Self-Administration of Drugs in Mouse Models of Feeding and Obesity
Published on: June 8, 2021
Impressive lipid changes following hypolipidaemic drug administration can unveil subclinical hyperthyroidism
E Liberopoulos1, G Miltiadous, M Elisaf
1Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Abstract:
It is well known that thyroid hormones modulate lipoprotein metabolism. Thus, the presence of clinical or subclinical hyperthyroidism may influence lipid parameters of dyslipidaemic patients and the efficacy of hypolipidaemic therapy. Here we present a patient with mixed hyperlipidaemia whose impressive improvement of his lipid profile following ciprofibrate administration pointed towards the diagnosis of asymptomatic underlying subclinical hyperthyroidism.
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