Morphogenesis of sudden coronary death in node colloidal microfollicular endemic struma

In the foci of endemic struma, with hypothyroidism, atherosclerosis develops earlier, is more common and more pronounced, coronary arteries are most often affected. An inverse correlation was revealed between the severity of quantitative signs of the atherosclerotic process in the coronary vessels and morphometric indicators of the thyroid gland. With nodula r colloidal microfollicular endemic struma, atherosclerosis is milder, against the background of an increase in the morphofunctional activity of the thyroid gland, and with a macrofollicular form, on the contrary, it is severe, with a decrease in the activity of the glands and progression of atherosclerotic changes in the coronary vessels.