Which thyroid-stimulating hormone level should be sought in hypothyroid patients under L-thyroxine replacement therapy?

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 655-659

  Gursoy, Alptekin ^a   Ozduman Cin, M ^a   Kamel, N ^a   Gullu, S ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CRP; D dimer; Fibrinogen; Homocysteine; Hypothyroidism; L thyroxine; TSH

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; D DIMER; FIBRINOGEN; FOLIC ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; FIBRINOGEN; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 33744524884     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2006.00822.x     Document Type: Article

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