Can hypoT contribute to TIA in elderly?

[Guest guest]

Can hypothyroidism contribute to TIA's (transient ischemic attack

- small stroke in the brain) in the elderly? I know did all

the connecting work between arteriosclerosis and hypoT, but TIAs are

(I think) more just arterial plaque that's *already* there that

breaks off, not new accumulation which would be what was

talking about. But hypoT might also affect vascular inflammation,

which I think we know believe is closer to what actually causes

arteriosclerosis at base - has anyone ever proposed a biological

mechanism connecting the two?

Jim

[Guest guest]

Arteriosclerosis is VERY common in long term hypothyroidism so whether

they have proven cause & effect I would say it is there.

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