Endocrine Abstracts

Having access to reliable information is an essential element of the quality treatment and management of a health condition. However, all too often patients tell us they were given very little information, both at diagnosis and throughout their recovery and ongoing management. In a recent survey of 453 patients who had had thyroid surgery (54% for thyroid cancer), 31% told us they did not have enough opportunity to discuss the risks and benefits of the treatment options, 38% s...

Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CHT) may be viewed as a relatively easy condition to diagnose and treat. However, for the parents who are contacted with the neonatal screening results the news can be devastating. The quality of information provided at diagnosis is variable, and there are few support groups they can turn to. Many seek information online before meeting a paediatrician.Methods: The British Thyroid Foundation in conjunction with our r...

Hyperthyroidism has been linked to long-term cardiovascular and metabolic morbidity and increased mortality. We aimed to assess differences in mortality and cardiometabolic outcomes depending on treatment modality to better inform patient-clinician decision-making.Methods: We identified 62,474 patients with newly diagnosed hyperthyroidism, treated with antithyroid drugs (ATD), radioiodine or thyroidectomy from a UK population-based GP database (>16M ...