hrp0082p2-d1-588 | Thyroid | ESPE2014

Investigation of Autoimmune Diseases Accompanying Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in Children and Adolescents and Evaluation of Cardiac Signs

Bas Veysel Nijat , Agladioglu Sebahat Yilmaz , Ozgur Senem , Karademir Selmin , Aycan Zehra

Objective: In the present study, it was aimed to investigate the concomitance of additional cardiac problems, mainly mitral valve prolapse, in adolescents and pediatric patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, by screening autoimmune markers.Methods: Euthyroid 57 patients, who applied to the Pediatric Endocrinology clinic at our institution with marked symptoms of hypothyroidism at the time of diagnosis, and were diagnosed and treated for Hashimoto&#1...