Approach to Adult Patients with Primary Hypothyroidism in Some Special Situations: a Position Statement from the Thyroid Department of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (SBEM)

Overview

Journal Arch Endocrinol Metab

Specialty Endocrinology

Date 2022 Nov 17

PMID 36394484

Authors

Glaucia Maria Ferreira da Silva Mazeto

Jose Augusto Sgarbi

Helton Estrela Ramos

Danilo Glauco Pereira Villagelin Neto

Celia Regina Nogueira

Mario Vaisman

Hans Graf

Gisah Amaral de Carvalho

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Abstract

Primary hypothyroidism is a common disorder in clinical practice. The management of most cases of hypothyroidism is usually straightforward, but the best approach in some special situations may raise questions among physicians. This position statement was prepared by experts from the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism to guide the management of three special situations, namely, hypothyroidism in the elderly, subclinical hypothyroidism in patients with heart disease, and difficult-to-control hypothyroidism. The authors prepared the present statement after conducting a search on the databases MEDLINE/PubMed, LILACS, and SciELO and selecting articles with the best evidence quality addressing the selected situations. The statement presents information about the current approach to patients in these special situations.

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