Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hypothyroidism has detrimental effects on the cardiovascular system but controversy remains over the benefit of levothyroxine substitution in heart failure (hf). The aim of this register based cohort study was to examine the effects of levothyroxine treatment on all-cause mortality in patients with hf.Methods: The study cohort comprised all Danish citizens aged ≥18 years admitted with hf in 1997–2012 and still alive 30 days after...