Endocrine Abstracts

Subclinical hyperthyroidism (SH) is characterised by supressed serum TSH concentration accompanied by fT3 and fT4 levels maintained within their reference ranges. The vascular endothelium as a specific target of thyroid hormones is strongly affected in hyperthyroidism. We aimed to compare the alterations of the endothelial function, haemostatic and inflammatory parameters in patients with SH in comparison with overt hyperthyroidism (OH) due to Graves’ disease and toxic no...

The aim of our study was to evaluate the short term efficacy of radioiodine therapy (RIT) to reduce thyroid volume with minimal risk of hypothyroidism in patients with non-toxic nodular goitre. Material and Methods: We treated 120 patients, aged 20–76 years; (88%) of the studied groups were female and (12%) male. Initial 24 h RAIU was ranged between 22–44% and effective half-life was more than 3 days. Thyroid volume ranged between 42–170 ml. Malignant changes we...