Woolf A S, Moult P J
Endocrine Unit, Whittington Hospital, London, UK.
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 1987 Dec;27(6):721-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1987.tb02956.x.
We measured plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) levels in 17 patients with newly diagnosed thyrotoxicosis. ANP was elevated compared to a group of healthy controls and fell to normal after treatment. Plasma cyclic guanosine monophosphate was also raised in untreated patients. Elevated circulating levels of ANP may play a part in the haemodynamic changes of hyperthyroidism.
