Subclinical Hypothyroidism and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

We highly appreciated the long term study by Moon et al. on the substantial increased risk of ischemic cerebrovascular and cardiac events among individuals younger than 65 years old with subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH)1. We wish to draw the attention to a curable mechanism driving this association, i.e. the infection by pathogenic strains of Helicobacter pylori. Such organisms are marked by the production of the cytotoxin-associated gene A protein (CagA) and are endowed with an increased inflammatory potential.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research