ESPE Abstracts

The standard of care for the treatment of hypothyroidism is the administration of daily tablets of levothyroxine (LT4) at doses that normalize serum TSH levels. In most patients, this approach elevates serum thyroid hormone (TH) levels and eliminates symptoms of overt hypothyroidism. Nonetheless, treatment with LT4 in adults does not fully normalize the TH economy. Despite normal TSH levels, many patients exhibit a reduction in the serum T3/T4 ratio due to a relative excess of...