Thyroid Disease Journal Articles

• CDC73-Related Disorders in Primary Hyperparathyroidism This article provides insight into the clinical manifestations of CDC73-related disorders and discusses ways to improve case detection in primary hyperparathyroidism.
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, February 2018
• TSH and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death and Total Mortality A new study examines the possible relationship between TSH levels, sudden cardiac death, total mortality, and CVD outcomes.
  Clinical Endocrinology, February 2018
• Weight Gain After Treatment of Graves' Disease in Children Which children are more susceptible to weight gain after treatment for Graves' disease?
  Clinical Endocrinology, February 2018
• Month of Birth and Subsequent Autoimmune Hypothyroidism Might birth month be associated with the development of autoimmune hypothyroidism?
  Clinical Endocrinology, February 2018
• Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Older Adults A recent study found little benefit in treating subclinical hypothyroidism in older adults.
  American Family Physician, February 2018
• Maternal TSH, Pre-Pregnancy BMI and Gestational Weight Gain Higher maternal TSH levels may be associated with pre-pregnancy obesity and excessive weight gain during pregnancy.
  Clinical Endocrinology, February 2018
• Adult Paget's Disease of Bone: A Review A better understanding of the pathogenesis of Paget's disease of bone in adults will lead to improved diagnostic and treatment strategies for this metabolic bone disorder.
  Rheumatology, February 2018
• Iodine Therapy in Lactating Mothers With Graves Disease How might maternal inorganic iodine therapy impact infant thyroid function?
  Journal of the Endocrine Society, January 2018
• Immune-Related Adverse Events of Checkpoint Inhibitors Monoclonal antibodies targeting CTLA-4 and PD-1 have immune-related adverse events that are quite different with regards to drug class and tumor type.
  Annals of Oncology, January 2018
• Targeted Levothyroxine Therapy for Congenital Hypothyroidism What is the optimal dose of levothyroxine for newborns with congenital hypothyroidism?
  Endocrine Practice, January 2018
• Delayed TSH Recovery After Levothyroxine Dose Adjustment How common is delayed TSH recovery after levothyroxine dose reduction in patients with thyroid cancer?
  Clinical Endocrinology, January 2018
• Symptomatic AF and Risk of Cardiovascular Events Is persistence or development of symptoms, despite medical treatment, an independent prognostic marker in atrial fibrillation?
  Europace, January 2018
• Which TSH Cutoffs Are Optimal for Testing Free T4? A new study examines the utility of different TSH cutoffs for reflex free T4 testing for the diagnosis of thyroid dysfunction.
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, January 2018
• Maternal Thyroid Antibodies and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Might maternal thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy play a role in the development of cardiometabolic risk factors among their children later in life?
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, January 2018
• Primary Treatment Outcome for Medullary Thyroid Cancer Which prognostic factors may determine the efficacy of treatments for patients with medullary thyroid cancer?
  Endocrine Practice, January 2018
• Geriatric Anorexia Nervosa This case of a 66-year-old woman with anorexia nervosa underscores the need to recognize eating disorders among older people, which can be associated with significant psychiatric comorbidities.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, December 2017
• Unusual Presentations of Functional Parathyroid Cysts This case series illustrates diagnostic challenges related to functional parathyroid cysts, which can easily be mistaken for a thyroidal mass and may not appear on parathyroid scintigraphy.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, December 2017
• Levothyroxine Dose Adjustment in Hypothyroid Pregnant Women This study assesses two algorithms for levothyroxine dose adjustment in hypothyroid women during pregnancy. How do they compare?
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, December 2017
• Fatigue in Psoriasis: A Controlled Study How prevalent is fatigue in patients with psoriasis? Is there a correlation of fatigue to measurements of disease activity and inflammation?
  The British Journal of Dermatology, December 2017
• Thyroid Dysfunction in Patients Treated With Nivolumab Find out more about the development of drug-induced thyroid dysfunction among cancer patients who were treated with nivolumab.
  Endocrine Practice, December 2017