October 9, 2013 – Don't Forget To Breathe

Hypothyroidism linked to COPD exacerbation risk

Research shows that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with hypothyroidism have an elevated exacerbation frequency but, despite this, experience similar quality of life to patients with normal thyroid function. The research team, led by Sevinc Sarinc Ulasli (Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey), studied a group of 44 COPD patients with hypothyroidism, 44 with COPD andContinue reading “Hypothyroidism linked to COPD exacerbation risk”