Levothyroxine Treatment and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Older People With Subclinical Hypothyroidism: Pooled Individual Results of Two Randomised Controlled Trials

BACKGROUND: The cardiovascular effects of treating older adults with subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) are uncertain. Although concerns have been raised regarding a potential increase in cardiovascular side effects from thyroid hormone replacement, undertreatment may also increase the risk of cardiov...

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Published in:Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
Main Authors: Zijlstra, Laurien E., Jukema, J. Wouter, Westendorp, Rudi G. J., Du Puy, Robert S., Poortvliet, Rosalinde K. E., Kearney, Patricia M., O’Keeffe, Linda, Dekkers, Olaf M., Blum, Manuel R., Rodondi, Nicolas, Collet, Tinh-Hai, Quinn, Terence J., Sattar, Naveed, Stott, David J., Trompet, Stella, den Elzen, Wendy P. J., Gussekloo, Jacobijn, Mooijaart, Simon P.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Endocrinology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8173189/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34093444
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2021.674841
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