Clinical Thyroidology for the Public Volume 10 Issue 3

Clinical Thyroidology for the Public summarizes selected research studies discussed in the previous month’s issue of Clinical Thyroidology, an official publication of the American Thyroid Association. Editor-in-chief, Alan Farwell, MD, FACE

Volume 10 Issue 3

Medullary Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month

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Editor’s Comments

HYPOTHYROIDISM Air pollution may alter the baby’s thyroid function during pregnancy
Janssen BG et al Fetal thyroid function, birth weight, and in utero exposure to fine particle air pollution: a birth cohort study. Environ Health Perspect. September 13, 2016
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THYROID AND THE HEART TSH levels and the risk of death
Inoue K et al. Association between serum thyrotropin levels and mortality among euthyroid adults in the United States. Thyroid. September 13, 2016
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Thyroid Awareness Monthly Campaigns

HYPERTHYROIDISM Relatively high serum free thyroxine concentrations are associated with higher risk of sudden cardiac death in the Rotterdam study
Chaker L et al. Thyroid function and sudden cardiac death: a prospective population-based cohort study. Circulation 2016;134:713-22.
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THYROID FUNCTION TESTS Higher Free T4 levels are associated with an increased risk of any solid cancer
Wiltshire JJ et al. Systematic review of trends in the incidence rates of thyroid cancer. Thyroid 2016;26:1541-52.
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HYPERTHYROIDISM Can we predict relapse after antithyroid drugs are discontinued in patients with Graves’ disease?
Struja T et al Can we predict relapse in Graves’ disease? Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Endocrinol 2017; 176:87-97. Epub October 25, 2016.
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