Roles of ultrasound and power Doppler ultrasound for diagnosis of Hashimoto thyroiditis in anti-thyroid marker-positive euthyroid subjects.

Purpose: The present study was performed to investigate the contribution of ultrasonographic (US) findings to diagnosis in anti-thyroid marker-positive patients with normal hormone levels among euthyroid subjects with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT).

Methods: Forty premenopausal euthyroid patients with a median age of 32 years (range, 20-44 years) with normal levels of free triiodothyronine (FT3) and free thyroxine (FT4), and elevated anti-thyroid peroxidase (TPO) antibodies were enrolled in this study. A control group of 46 healthy individuals with a median age of 29 years (range, 18-43 years) was composed of randomly selected volunteers.

The effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on the endothelial function of patients with osteoarthritis in short term.

Objective: Our primary aim was to test whether non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use may account for endothelial dysfunction (ED) in the acute period. Additionally, we also aimed to compare the effect of diclofenac and naproxen on endothelial function.

Methods: Forty patients with osteoarthritis (OA) were included in the study.