Endocrine Abstracts

A prolonged course of antithyroid drugs (ATD) is commonly used as first line treatment in patients with hyperthyroidism, although long term cure rates are poor – 40–50%. We performed a longitudinal analysis of outcomes in patients treated with a complete course of ATD and identified factors predicting remission.583 consecutive patients with newly diagnosed hyperthyroidism presenting between 2005 and 2014 and treated with ATD for a minimum of 6 ...