These pediatric hypertension guidelines are an update to the 2004 “Fourth Report on the
Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents.” …

Context Invited update on the management of systemic autoimmune Graves disease (GD)
and associated Graves orbitopathy (GO). Evidence acquisition Guidelines, pertinent original …

Graves' disease (GD) is a systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by the infiltration of
thyroid antigen-specific T cells into thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSH-R) …

Background: Thyrotoxicosis has multiple etiologies, manifestations, and potential therapies.
Appropriate treatment requires an accurate diagnosis and is influenced by coexisting …

Graves' orbitopathy (GO) is the main extrathyroidal manifestation of Graves' disease, though
severe forms are rare. Management of GO is often suboptimal, largely because available …

Myocardial and vascular endothelial tissues have receptors for thyroid hormones and are
sensitive to changes in the concentrations of circulating thyroid hormones. The importance …

The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive evidence review was conducted, focusing on 2006 through October 2012 and …

The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive evidence review was conducted, focusing on 2006 through October 2012 and …

Background: A number of recent advances in our understanding of thyroid physiology may
shed light on why some patients feel unwell while taking levothyroxine monotherapy. The …

Iodine is a micronutrient that is essential for the production of thyroid hormones. The primary
source of iodine is the diet via consumption of foods that have been fortified with iodine …