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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Hyperthyroidism"”.
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Efficacy and safety of iopanoic acid for treatment of experimentally-induced hyperthyroidism in cats
… acid for the treatment of experimentally-induced hyperthyroidism in cats. Animals: 15 healthy adult domestic short hair cats Procedures: Hyperthyroidism was induced by daily subcutaneous administration of levothyroxine for 42 days. On day 28, cats were randomized to a control group receiving a …
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Investigation of a novel modified fixed dose determination protocol for radioiodine treatment of feline hyperthyroidism
… is the treatment of choice for feline hyperthyroidism. The ideal method of dose determination of 131I remains controversial. Objective: To compare a method of radioiodine dose determination that utilized thyroid scintigraphy with a standard fixed dose for treatment of feline …
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Evaluation of a Feline-Optimized TSH Assay in Cats With Hyperthyroidism and With Non-Thyroidal Illness
… with both assays (Immulite 2000 and Truforma). Hyperthyroidism was confirmed by thyroid scintigraphy. Euthyroidism was confirmed by repeating TT4 measurement at least three months after enrollment (if available) to rule out subclinical hyperthyroidism. Cats with NTI were further divided based on …
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Efficacy of single fixed dose of radioiodine (I-131) therapy in patients with hyperthyroidism at Groote Schuur Hospital
… of all patients who received I-131 therapy for hyperthyroidism between 23rd April 2010 and 23rd November 2017 in conjunction with their pre and post treatment thyroid function tests. Results of their thyroid ultrasound were retrieved and documented. The images of their Tc-99m sodium …
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Cardiac Biomarkers in Hyperthyroid Cats
Background: Hyperthyroidism has substantial effects on the circulatory system. The cardiac biomarkers NT-proBNP and troponin I (cTNI) have proven useful in identifying cats with myocardial disease but have not been as extensively investigated in hyperthyroidism. Hypothesis: Plasma NT-proBNP and …
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The impact of thyroid dysfunction on cardiovascular risk
Thyroid dysfunction syndromes (hypo and hyperthyroidism) have major impacts on the cardiovascular system. Whilst the short term effects of thyroid dysfunction on the cardiovascular system are clinically obvious and well studied, the long term effects and particularly the size of its effects on the …
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Evaluation of hemostasis in hyperthyroid cats
… iodine (RIT). Methods: Twenty-five cats with hyperthyroidism and 13 healthy euthyroid cats > 8 years of age were studied. Prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), fibrinogen, antithrombin (AT), D-dimers, thrombin-antithrombin complexes (TAT), von Willebrand Factor …
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Effects of Temperature and Thyroid Hormone on Oxidative and Lipid Metabolism in Juvenile Lake Whitefish (Coregonus Clupeaformis)
… between elevated temperature exposure and hyperthyroidism on various metabolic markers in the cool-water teleost, lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). Juveniles were exposed to 13 (control), 17 or 21 ºC for 4, 8 or 24 days. Widespread changes in the abundance of mRNA transcripts were …
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Morphologische Grundlagen der Schilddrüsensonographie bei der Katze
… adenoma are one of the major causes for feline hyperthyroidism. In the recent years their incidence has increased. The studies on hand emphasize the importance of the sonographic examination for detection of such morphologic thyroid gland alterations as a supplementary measure to laboratory …
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A quantitative risk assessment of exposure to nitrates in drinking water and thyroid disorders in East Anglia, United Kingdom
… mild - to - moderate iodine deficiency; hyperthyroidism; hypothyroidism; thyroid hypertrophy (goitre) and thyroid cancer. However, the weight of evidence following a meta – analysis is strongest for goitre; weak for subclinical hypothyroidism and weakest for clinical hypothyroidism and …
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A descriptive analysis of children and adolescents with Graves disease attending the paediatric endocrinology services of the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and Groote Schuur Hospital over 20 years
Background Hyperthyroidism occurs in about 1 per 5000 children and adolescents. Graves disease (GD) is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in children and adolescents. The treatments that are currently available for children with GD include Carbimazole (CMZ), radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy …
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Intergenerational and Transgenerational Effects of Endocrine Insults
… (EDCs), synthetic glucocorticoids (sGCs), and hyperthyroidism – in two different species, humans and mice. EDCs are exogenous substances that interfere with endocrine axes to cause adverse health effects. Humans are ubiquitously exposed to EDCs and recent animal studies have suggested a role …
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Effect of Levothyroxine Administration on Hemostatic Analytes in Doberman Pinschers with von Willebrand's Disease
… (0.04mg/kg) caused laboratory evidence of hyperthyroidism but did not affect plasma FVIII:C and vWf:Ag concentration or the vWf-dependent functional parameters of collagen binding and BMBT. The results of this study do not reveal a direct action of levothyroxine supplementation on plasma …
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Prevalence of Cardiomyopathy in Apparently Healthy Cats
… healthy cats. Cats with systemic hypertension or hyperthyroidism were excluded. 103 cats were subject to physical and echocardiographic examinations which were performed by two different investigators; the echocardiographer was unaware of the physical findings. Left ventricular wall thickness was …
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Maternal thyroid hormones in Japanese quail eggs
… status. T₄ dosed hens demonstrated “levels” of hyperthyroidism and deposited greater amounts of T₄ into egg yolk compared to controls, yet appeared to regulate T₄ deposition into egg yolk at each level. Pelvic cartilage, a thyroid hormone responsive tissue, showed enhanced growth and …
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Association of autoimmune thyroid disease and type 1 diabetes
Overt autoimmune hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism were found three times more commonly in insulin-dependent than in non-insulindependent diabetics. Similarly, clinically unrecognised primary autoim¬ mune thyroid failure, as evidenced by elevation of the serum thyrotro¬ phs concentration, was …
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Model-Guided Transdermal Formulation of 1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 for Improved Safety and Efficacy
… CKD mice in vivo for the correction of secondary hyperthyroidism (SHPT) without notable toxicity. In conclusion, our transdermal 1,25(OH)2D3 delivery system provides a safe and effective way for the delivery of 1,25(OH)2D3.
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Ancestralidade como fator de risco para hipotireoidismo: estudo da coorte ELSA-BRASIL
… genomic ancestry had the highest percentage of hyperthyroidism (1.7%). Obesity increased the risk of CH and the percentage of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and obesity were significantly higher in the predominant AFR genomic ancestry subgroup. TSH demonstrated a directly proportional …
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Status of end organ damage in newly detected hypertension, hypertension in thyroid disorders and knowledge and awareness of hypertension among physicians and public
… rigid criteria in order to select adults with hyperthyroidism (n=71) and hypothyroidism (n=300), together with healthy age-matched controls (n =300), and applied a series of statistical analyses on the datasets acquired. We have observed thyroid dysfunctional status is associated with elevated …
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