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ea0029p1601 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ICEECE2012

The effect of radioiodine therapy in 950 patients with subclinical hyperthyroidism

Abdelrazek S. , Rogowski F. , Szelachowska M. , Mojsak M. , Kraszynska A. , Kornas M. , Gorska M.

The aim of our study was to assess the influence of radioiodine (131I) therapy on the achievement of euthyroidism, prevention of adverse effects on the cardiovascular and prevent evolvement to overt hyperthyroidism. Material and methods: We treated 950 patients, aged 30–70 years; 87% of them were female and 13% male; 320 patients with multinodular goitre (MNG), and 630 patients with autonomous nodule (ATN). Some of the patients were treated with antithyroid drugs for 1 to...