Electrocardiographic changes in the most frequent endocrine disorders associated with cardiovascular diseases. Review of the literature
Costache, I.Iuliana.; Ungureanu, M.Christina.; Iliescu, D.; Petriş, A.; Botnariu, G.
Revista Medico-Chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici Si Naturalisti Din Iasi 119(1): 18-22
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 0048-7848 PMID: 25970937 Document Number: 682990
Car- diovascular abnormalities associated with endocrine diseases are often frequent and due to complex relationships between endocrine glands (with internal secretion) and cardiovascular system (heart and vessels). Certain hormones secreted by the endocrine glands (particularly the thyroid and pituitary gland) excesses or deficiencies, are involved in morphogenesis, growth processes and activity regulation of cardiovascular system, most often in connection with the autonomic nervous system. There are also a lot of electrocardiographic changes caused by hormonal disorders that requires differential diagnosis and represents the source of erroneous diagnosis. Endocrine pathology occurred later than a heart disease, may worse heart function. Ignoring the cardiovascular events that may occur in the evolution of endo- crine diseases, may induce increased mortality due to cardiovascular complications.