Despite the benefits of using immunoassays in clinical laboratories, various types of interference can lead to inaccurate results that cloud clinical decision-making.
As increased free thyroxine and decreased thyrotropin have been shown to be related to an increased risk for atrial fibrillation (AF), researchers sought to determine the direct correlation.
Brand-name thyroid hormone medication prescriptions decreased from 2007 to 2016, with the strongest predictor associated with brand-name usage being prescriber specialty.
Intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring better predicts cure for primary hyperparathyroidism in parathyroidectomy than ultrasound and MIBI scans.
Treatment with levothyroxine in patients with heart failure is associated with a higher risk for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular death, and major adverse cardiac events.
Patients with hypoparathyroidism have increased risk for several health conditions including cataracts, epilepsy, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, infection, mental illness, and renal failure.