Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Overt hyperthyroidism (OH) is associated with potentially lethal conditions such as atrial fibrillation, pulmonary embolism, stroke and coagulopathy. OH has also been connected with an increased mortality. However, this could be the result of common genetic and environmental factors affecting both OH and mortality.Objective: To investigate if OH is associated with an increased mortality and to what degree the relation might be explained fro...

Background: Overt hypothyroidism (OH) has repeatedly been associated with a number of potential lethal conditions. However, it is still debated whether OH is linked with increased mortality. Moreover, a link between OH and mortality could be the result of common genetic and environmental factors affecting both OH and mortality. Investigating twin pairs discordant for OH can minimize this potential confounding. Our objective was to investigate, at a nationwide level, whether OH...