L-Thyroxine Therapy for Older Adults With Subclinical #Hypothyroidism and Hypothyroid Symptoms: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial

On May 8, 2020 By aledopressIn Endocrinology

..132 participants had Hypothyroid Symptoms scores greater than 30, and 133 had Tiredness scores greater than 40. Among the group with high symptom burden, the Hypothyroid Symptoms score improved similarly between those receiving L-thyroxine (mean within-group change, −12.3 [95% CI, −16.6 to −8.0]) and those receiving placebo (mean within-group change, −10.4 [CI, −15.3 to −5.4]) …

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A Comparison of Biomarker Rise in Type 1 and Type 2 Myocardial Infarction

On May 8, 2020 By aledopressIn Cardiology

..Type 1 myocardial infarction tended to be larger than type 2 myocardial infarction, with a significantly higher mean percentage rise for both cTnT and CK-MB as well as higher mean RULN (207 vs 86 for cTnT, P = 0.02; 9 vs 4 for CK-MB, P = 0.002). There was a trend toward a higher rise …

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