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If hypothyroidism goes untreated it can cause an enlarged heart and heart failure. Circulatory problems are usually attributed to high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol - the "bad" cholesterol.

Treatment with Levothyroxine, a thyroid hormone can prevent this from happening.

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Hypothyroidism can have a variety of effects on the heart and circulatory system. Thyroid hormone deficiency causes your heart rate to slow. Blood pressure rises in order to pump blood around the body since it also makes the arteries less elastic.

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