Levothyroxine treatment and cholesterol in hypothyroidism
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REVIEW: Treatment of hypothyroidism with combinations of levothyroxine plus liothyronine.
CONTEXT Combined infusion of levothyroxine plus liothyronine, as opposed to levothyroxine alone, is the only way of restoring the concentrations of circulating TSH, T4, and T3 as well as those of both T4 and T3 in all tissues of thyroidectomized rats. Considering the substantial differences in thyroid hormone secretion, transport, and metabolism between rats and humans, whether or not combined ...
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OBJECTIVE Hypothyroidism is relatively common, occurring in approximately 5% of the general US population aged ≥12 years. Levothyroxine (LT4) monotherapy is the standard of care. Approximately, 5%-10% of patients who normalise thyroid-stimulating hormone levels with LT4 monotherapy may have persistent symptoms that patients and clinicians may attribute to hypothyroidism. A long-standing debate ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature Reviews Endocrinology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1759-5029,1759-5037
DOI: 10.1038/s41574-020-0323-2