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Thyroid Digest March 2006

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Recently Published Thyroid Research

This Thyroid Digest describing published research studies were prepared by Robert D. Utiger, M.D., from summaries of original research articles. The summaries were published in Clinical Thyroidology (Vol. 18, No. 1, 2006), a publication of the American Thyroid Association. Dr. Utiger is the Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Thyroidology.

 

Thyroid Disease

  1. Subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease
  2. The risk of congestive heart failure but not other cardiovascular diseases is increased in subclinical hypothyroidism
  3. Men with hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism often have sexual dysfunction

Hyperthyroidism

  1. Hyperthyroidism caused by Graves’ disease often occurs post partum
  2. Hyperthyroidism can occur after parathyroid surgery
  3. Children with hyperthyroidism may be tall and underweight, and they continue to grow well when treated
  4. Long-term quality of life may be decreased in patients with hyperthyroidism caused by Graves’ disease

Graves' Ophthalmopathy

  1. Inhibition of tumor necrosis factor-a activity reduces inflammation in patients with Graves’ eye disease

Hypothyroidism

  1. Subclinical hypothyroidism is not associated with neuropsychologic abnormalities or symptoms of hypothyroidism
  2. Fibrous tumors can cause consumptive hypothyroidism
  3. Patients with brain tumors treated with radiation may have hypopituitarism later

Nodular Goiter

  1. High serum antithyroid antibody values in patients with thyroid nodules are associated with biopsies suspicious for thyroid carcinoma
  2. Benign thyroid nodules and carcinomas may be distinguished by positron-emission tomography using fluorodeoxyglucose

Thyroid Cancer

  1. Hurthle-cell carcinomas of the thyroid may have features of either papillary carcinomas or follicular carcinomas
  2. Ultrasonography of the neck is the best test for recurrent tumor in patients with a papillary microcarcinoma

Thyroid Function in Pregnancy

  1. Thyroid function during pregnancy is normal in women with a history of hyperthyroidism caused by Graves’ disease who are in remission

Drug Effects on Thyroid Function

  1. Metformin may inhibit thyrotropin secretion in patients with hypothyroidism treated with thyroxine

Thyroid Function and Obesity

  1. Body mass and serum thyrotropin are positively associated in normal subjects
  2. Body mass and serum thyrotropin are not associated in euthyroid patients with thyroid disorders

Thyroid Hormone Production

  1. Genetic deficiency of type 3 iodothyronine deiodinase in mice results in fetal and neonatal hyperthyroidism followed by central hypothyroidism

 
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