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Title

Cardiac Effects of Thyrotropin Oversuppression with Levothyroxine in Young Women with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.

Authors

Hong, Kyung-Soon; Son, Jung-Woo; Ryu, Ohk Hyun; Choi, Moon-Gi; Hong, Ji Yeon; Lee, Seong Jin

Abstract

Background. We investigated the cardiac effects of TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) oversuppression in women with thyroidectomized differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) during levothyroxine suppression therapy. Methods. Fourteen young female patients with DTC were enrolled. The duration of TSH-suppressive therapy was 5 to 9 years. They satisfied the following criteria: (1) a serum level of TSH NCT02645786.

Subjects

THYROID cancer treatment; THYROTROPIN; LEVOTHYROXINE; CELL differentiation; CANCER in women; THYROIDECTOMY

Publication

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2016, p1

ISSN

1687-8337

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1155/2016/9846790