What Is the Relationship between Hypothyroidism, Kidney disease, And Heart Disease

2015-08-25 16:37

Kidney disease can affect many other parts in body, resulting in lots of complications in the long term. Hpothyroidism and heart disease can be lead to by kidney disease. Here we will mainly explain how kidney disease contributes to hypothyroidism and heart disease.

Kidney plays a very important role in keeping electrolytes in balance. However, for patients with kidney disease, kidney has a hard time in removing excessive wastes from body through urine, including phosphorus and potassium.

Calcium and phosphorus level is kept in balance in blood, thus if phosphorus is high, this balance is broken. In this way, parathyroid glands which can also control calcium and phosphorus in blood can produce much PTH to increase calcium level in blood by pulling calcium from bones. In the long term, hypothyroidism will happen in this case.

Besides, high potassium level can appear as well as high phosphorus, which is very harmful for our health. High potassium level can make myocardium move slowly, cause enlargement of heart, weakness of heart sound. In this way, arrhythmia will happen in the end, causing heart disease.

In turn, hypothyroidism and heart disease can affect kidney and make kidney function decrease seriously. Hence, it is important for patients with kidney disease to get timely and right treatment to alleviate heart disease which is life threatening. Chinese medicine is good for improving kidney condition and recover kidney function. After several treatment with Chinese medicine, kidney will be under recovery, making heart disease and hypothyroidism get alleviated effectively. More information or any doubt, welcome to contact online doctor or leave a message any time. Reply will be given most quickly.

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