Key result
Children with Down syndrome and hypothyroidism had significantly increased indexed interventricular septum end-diastolic thickness compared to children with hypothyroidism alone (8.7 vs 6.8 mm/m2, p=0.016).
Why the study?
Down syndrome is characterized by congenital malformations including congenital heart diseases, prompting an evaluation of the relationship between Down syndrome, hypothyroidism, and cardiac findings.
Cross-Sectional (n=69)
Hypothyroidism significantly affects cardiac morphology, particularly causing hypertrophy, in children with Down syndrome compared to those without.
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Hypothyroidism may worsen ventricular wall thickening in Down syndrome children; leaves open need for prospective trials before screening changes.
OBJECTIVE: Down syndrome is a genetic syndrome characterized with various dysmorphisms and congenital malformations such as congenital heart diseases. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between Down syndrome, hypothyroidism, and cardiac ���ndings. METHODS: Thyroid hormone pro���les and echocardiographic ���ndings were evaluated. Patients with hypothyroidism and Down syndrome were named group 1; patients with hypothyroidism without Down syndrome group 2 and group 3 was control. The echocardiographic parameters (interventricular septum and left ventricular systolic, diastolic posterior wall thickness, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, ejection fraction) were indexed to body surface area. Left ventricular mass index and relative wall thickness were calculated. Patients with relative wall thickness equal to or below 0.42 were classi���ed as eccentric hypertrophy or normal geometry, while those over 0.42 as concentric remodeling or concentric hypertrophy. RESULTS: Thyroid stimulating hormone values of groups 1 and 2 were signi���cantly higher than those of group 3. There were no signi���cant di���erences for fT4 between the groups. Interventricular septum and left ventricular posterior wall end-diastolic and end-systolic thickness were signi���cantly higher in group 1 than groups 2 and 3. There was no statistically signi���cant di���erence in left ventricular mass index between groups 1 and 2. In terms of relative wall thickness, 16 out of 29 patients in group 1 were revealed as concentric remodeling, 12 as normal geometry, 1 patient as eccentric hypertrophy. In group 2, 6 patients were revealed as concentric remodeling, 14 as normal geometry. There was no statistically signi���cant di���erence of left ventricular end-diastolic thickness between 3 groups. CONCLUSION: Cardiac morphology and functions were signi���cantly a���ected by hypothyroidism in patients with Down syndrome. Hypertrophy in Down syndrome may be caused by the cellular changes in myocardium.
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B Ra S Zen Celbek (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Down syndrome and Hypothyroidism (n=69). Down syndrome with hypothyroidism vs. Hypothyroidism without Down syndrome was evaluated on Interventricular septum end-diastolic thickness indexed (IVSDi) (p=0.016). Children with Down syndrome and hypothyroidism had significantly increased indexed interventricular septum end-diastolic thickness compared to children with hypothyroidism alone (8.7 vs 6.8 mm/m2, p=0.016).
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