Y Yuan, T He, H Zhang, Y Luo, J Zeng, H Tian
To investigate the effect of hyperthyroidism on respiratory muscle function and its possible mechanism, the thyroid function, serum enzymology, serum potassium, pulmonary function and respiratory muscle function were examined in 60 patients with Grave's disease before treatment and 26 patients among them after treatment, and 20 normal subjects as control. T3, T4, and FT4 increased while FVC and PImax, which reflect the respiratory muscle strength, and Pi/PImax, which reflects the reserve capacity of inspiratory muscle, decreased significantly in the 60 patients with Grave's disease, compared with the ones of normal subjects...
June 1998: Hua Xi Yi Ke da Xue Xue Bao, Journal of West China University of Medical Sciences, Huaxi Yike Daxue Xuebao