Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) survivors have an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality but, the pathophysiological mechanism remains largely unknown. Early treatment for high-risk DTC entails thyroid surgery, radioiodine therapy with thyroid hormone (TH)-withdrawal, and thyroxine suppression therapy (THST). During treatment, patients cycle from severe hypothyroidism to exogenous subclinical hyperthyroidism. TH changes in early DTC treatment might affec...