“…Additionally, higher circulating levels of T3 and/or T4 were correlated with higher LVM index and RWT among 293 hypertensive Japanese patients and 2078 middleaged EAs untreated for hypertension (Iida et al, 2012;Roef et al, 2013). Interestingly, daily use of nifedipine, a dCCB decreased T3 and T4 circulating levels on male albino rabbits during 3 months of treatment (Kaur, Mehta, Ambwani, & Gehlot, 2013). Additionally, thyroid hormone disorders can affect the synthesis and secretion of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) components (Ichihara, Kobori, Miyashita, Hayashi, & Saruta, 1998;Santos & Ferreira, 2007;Vargas, Rodriguez-Gomez, Vargas-Tendero, Jimenez, & Montiel, 2012).…”