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Clinical Thyroidology for Patients

Clinical Thyroidology for Patients, edited by Dr. Alan Farwell, is a collection of summaries of recently published articles from the medical literature that covers the broad spectrum of thyroid disorders.

Starting with the May 2009 issue, Clinical Thyroidology for Patients will be published on a monthly basis and include summaries of research studies that were discussed in the previous month’s issue of Clinical Thyroidology, a publication of the American Thyroid Association for physicians. Dr. Hershman is the Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Thyroidology.


Clinical Thyroidology
for Patients Volume 5

Volume 5 Issue 6

Now available in pdf format for saving and printing and Web page format for viewing online

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Editor’s Comments

THYROID HORMONE THERAPY The effect of celiac disease on the absorption of levothyroxine tablets
Virili C et al. Atypical celiac disease as cause of increased need for thyroxine: a systematic study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. January 11, 2012 [Epub ahead of print]. doi:10.1210/jc.2011-1851.
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THYROID AND PREGNANCY Thyroid function in newborns at birth is related to mothers’ thyroid function during early pregnancy
Medici M et al. Maternal early pregnancy and newborn thyroid hormone parameters: the Generation R Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2011;97(2):646-52.
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SUBCLINICAL THYROID DISEASE Subclinical thyroid disease increases the incidence of heart failure in older persons
Nanchen D et al on behalf of the PROSPER Group. Subclinical thyroid dysfunction and the risk of heart failure in older persons at high cardiovascular risk. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. January 11, 2012 [Epub ahead of print].
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GRAVES’ DISEASE How safe is steroid treatment in thyroid eye disease?
Marcocci C et al. Fatal and non-fatal adverse events of glucocorticoid therapy for Graves’ orbitopathy: a questionnaire survey among members of the European Thyroid Association. Eur J Endocrinol 2012;166:247-53. Epub November 4, 2011.
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HYPERTHYROIDISM Amiodarone may be continued in patients with amiodarone-induced hyperthyroidism treated with prednisone
Eskes SA et al. Treatment of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis type 2: a randomized clinical trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012; 97(2): 499-506.
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THYROID CANCER Is radioactive iodine as effective as repeat surgery in thyroid cancer patients who had an initial lobectomy?
Barbesino G et al. Thyroid lobe ablation with radioactive iodine as an alternative to completion thyroidectomy after hemithyroidectomy in patients with follicular thyroid carcinoma: long-term follow-up. Thyroid. December 27, 2011 [Epub ahead of print].
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