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Clinical Thyroidology for Patients

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

Volume 7 Issue 7

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HYPER- AND HYPOTHYROIDISM Thyroid dysfunction and risk of death and cardiovascular events
Selmer C et al. Subclinical and overt thyroid dysfunction and risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events: a large population study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. March 21, 2014 [Epub ahead of print].
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HYPERTHYROIDISM Thyroid tests on newborns within the 1st 5 days will detect neonatal hyperthyroidism
Levy-Shraga Y et al Follow-up of newborns of mothers with Graves’ disease. Thyroid . March 17, 2014
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THYROID NODULES Shear wave elastography will differentiate benign from cancerous thyroid nodules
Zhang B et al. Shear wave elastography for differentiation of benign and malignant thyroid nodules: a meta-analysis. J Ultrasound Med 2013;32:2163-9.
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THYROID CANCER Patients with Graves’ disease have a higher incidence of tall-cell variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma
Boutzios G et al. Higher incidence of tall cell variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma in Graves’ disease. Thyroid 2014;24:347-54. Epub September 11, 2013; doi:10.1089/thy.2013.0133.
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THYROID CANCER Tall-Cell Variant of papillary microcarcinoma is more aggressive than the classic type
Bernstein J et al. Tall cell variant of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: clinicopathologic features with BRAFV600E mutational analysis. Thyroid 2013;23:1525-31. Epub September 3, 2013.
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