Patient description: Patient A is a 30-year-old male who was admitted to the hospital after 10 days of cough, profuse nocturnal sweating and loss of appetite. He had traveled to India 1 months ago and has not any positive history of TB vaccination. He is a previously healthy man, working as an engineer in a high tech company. He doesn't smoke o use any illicit drugs. He was febrile (38 c) with heart rate of 115 b/min, respiratory rate of 22, BP of 125/75 mmHg and O2 sat of 97%. Chest X-ray showed infiltrate in the middle of left lung with diameter of 1.8 cm with signs of cavitation. The sputum smear revealed positive sputum culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis which are sensitive of the first-line TB drugs (isoniazid, streptomycin, rifampicin and ethambutol). Lab study is reported bellow: Hgb: 13 g/dl WBC: 14000 /mm3 Plt: 300000 /ml AST: 13 U/L ALT: 15 U/L Alk P: 53 U/L Bill total: 0.6 mg/dl Na: 137 mEq/l K: 4 mEq/l Creatinine: 0.5 mg/dl BUN: 10 mg/dl ESR: 120 mm/hr

Clinical trial eligibility criteria: eligible ages (years): 18.0-999.0,  Hypercholesterolemia Patients are eligible for study entry based on the following 1. Males or females greater than or equal to 18 years of age 2. Females must not be pregnant or lactating. Females of childbearing potential and males must use a reliable means of contraception. 3. LDL-C level greater than the NCEP goals, as determined by patients' risk category according to NCEP ATP III 4. Risk category for coronary heart disease and coronary heart disease equivalent with LDL goal of < 100 mg/dL 5. Baseline lipid LDL-C = 100 to160 mg/dL and triglyceride level = 100 to 500 mg/dL 6. Normal thyroid function tests (total T3, total T4, and thyroid-stimulating hormone [TSH]) 7. Hemoglobin A1C < 8.5% on a stable oral hypoglycemic or insulin regimen 8. On stable lipid modification pharmacotherapy (including a statin) for at least 2 weeks prior to study entry. Patients must be on at least half of the maximal doses of statins (as assessed by the Investigator), or be intolerant to statins such that the doses are not achievable. 9. Able to give informed consent  Pre-Randomization Patients will not be eligible for the study based on the following 1. History of thyroid disorders of any form within 24 weeks prior to study entry 2. Active liver disease and/or liver transaminases greater than 1.5 X upper limit of normal 3. Active myocarditis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, uncorrected primary valvular disease, restrictive cardiomyopathy, uncorrected congenital heart disease, or constrictive pericarditis 4. Myocardial infarction, unstable ischemic heart disease, stroke, or coronary revascularization procedure within 24 weeks prior to study entry 5. Moderate or severe symptomatic congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association class III and IV) 6. Drug or alcohol dependence, or other conditions which may affect study compliance 7. Renal insufficiency (serum creatinine > 2 mg/dL) 8. Subjects taking other hormonal therapies (other than oral contraceptive agents and postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy) e.g., glucocorticoids, androgens, or growth hormones 9. Use of thyroid supplements (levothyroxine, liothyronine, etc.) or any preparation containing thyromimetic agents within 24 weeks prior to study entry 10. History of coagulopathy or use of anticoagulants such as warfarin 11. Unstable endocrine/metabolic syndrome that may affect lipid metabolism 12. History of atrial or ventricular arrhythmia 13. Diagnosis of other non-cardiac underlying medical conditions expected to impact mortality within 24 weeks after randomization