Liothyronine for hypothyroidism: a candidate for disinvestment or in need of further research? A value of information analysis [PDF]
Objective Medicines with limited evidence of effectiveness are prime candidates for disinvestment. However, investment in further research may be preferable to deimplementation, given that the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, and research ...
Dyfrig A Hughes +3 more
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Nice guideline on thyroid disease: where does it take us with liothyronine? [PDF]
The new NICE guidelines on thyroid disease and its management do not recommend the routine use of liothyronine, but do not completely rule it out either.
Graham P. Leese
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Case Report: A homozygous selenocysteine insertion sequence-binding protein 2 (SECISBP2) gene mutation in a pediatric patient [PDF]
Selenocysteine insertion sequence-binding protein 2 (SECISBP2) is crucial for the biosynthesis of selenoproteins, including iodothyronine deiodinases, which play a vital role in thyroid hormone metabolism.
Lina Almohammadi +5 more
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Role of T3 in Management of Hypothyroidism [PDF]
The management of hypothyroidism is based on the assumption that levothyroxine monotherapy normalizes thyroid hormone homeostasis, rendering patients clinically and biochemically euthyroid.
Sanjay Kalra +4 more
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Canadian Endocrinologists' Perspectives on Treatment With Thyroid Hormone Substitutions in Euthyroid and Hypothyroid Patients: A 2023 THESIS Questionnaire Survey. [PDF]
Objective: The practice of treating hypothyroid and euthyroid patients with thyroid hormones varies between countries, as observed in the recent surveys of European thyroid experts, THESIS.
Liu A +11 more
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Combination therapy of liothyronine and levothyroxine for hypothyroidism-induced dilated cardiomyopathy [PDF]
Thyroid hormone plays a vital role in regulating human metabolism. They affect the functions of major organs, such as the brain, liver, skeletal muscle, and heart. Hypothyroidism can lead to dilated cardiomyopathy and decreased heart function.
Youngha Choi +7 more
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We examined relationships between thyroid hormone (TH) metabolites in humans by measuring 3,5-diiodothyronine (3,5-T2) and 3-iodothyronamine (3-T1AM) levels after liothyronine administration.
Nour Diab +5 more
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ContextThe pharmacokinetics of liothyronine causes concerns for cardiovascular toxicity. While the effects of sustained increase in serum T3 concentrations are well described, little is known on the effects of acute changes in T3 concentrations due to ...
Shanshan Chen +9 more
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A 29-year-old Bodybuilder with Liothyronine-induced Thyrotoxic Hypokalaemic Periodic Paralysis
We describe a 29-year-old male bodybuilder with recurrent attacks of myalgia and muscle weakness associated with hypokalaemia and thyrotoxicosis due to abuse of liothyronine.
Querijn van Bokhorst +3 more
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Background/Objective. Thyrotoxicosis, a condition resulting from excessive peripheral thyroid hormone, is typically accompanied by thyroid function tests demonstrating a high free thyroxine (free T4) with appropriate suppression of thyroid-stimulating ...
Benjamin A. Pallant +2 more
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