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2. Levothyroxine - Wikipedia

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   For older people (over 50 years old) and people with known or suspected ischemic heart disease, levothyroxine therapy should not be initiated at the full replacement dose. [24] Since thyroid hormone increases the heart's oxygen demand by increasing heart rate and contractility, starting at higher doses may cause an acute coronary syndrome or an ...

3. Thyroid disease - Wikipedia

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   Thyroid disease is a medical condition that affects the structure and/or function of the thyroid gland.The thyroid gland is located at the front of the neck and produces thyroid hormones [1] that travel through the blood to help regulate many other organs, meaning that it is an endocrine organ.

4. Hypothyroidism - Wikipedia

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   In people with central/secondary hypothyroidism, TSH is not a reliable marker of hormone replacement and decisions are based mainly on the free T 4 level. [8] [10] Levothyroxine is best taken 30–60 minutes before breakfast, or four hours after food, [8] as certain substances such as food and calcium can inhibit the absorption of levothyroxine ...

5. Thyroid hormones - Wikipedia

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   When pregnant, a woman with a low-functioning thyroid will also need to increase her dosage of thyroid hormone. [16] One exception is that thyroid hormones may aggravate heart conditions, especially in older patients; therefore, doctors may start these patients on a lower dose and work up to a larger one to avoid risk of heart attack. [17]

6. Older adults over age 70 should consider taking statins ...

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   Statins are linked to better health outcomes in older adults over the age of 70 with or ... for their lifetime increased their quality-adjusted life years by 0.24-0.70, and those on higher ...

7. Thyroxine - Wikipedia

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   Thyroxine, also known as T 4, is a hormone produced by the thyroid gland.It is the primary form of thyroid hormone found in the blood and acts as a prohormone of the more active thyroid hormone, triiodothyronine (T 3). [1]

8. A 70-year-old lost 70 pounds and got into weightlifting. She ...

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   The 70-year-old, who stood at 5-foot-3, weighed 200 pounds after years of mindless snacking and was on blood-pressure medication. MacDonald told Business Insider she bowled and played darts and ...

9. Thyroid-stimulating hormone - Wikipedia

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   The National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (NACB) stated that it expected the reference range for adults to be reduced to 0.4–2.5 μIU/mL, because research had shown that adults with an initially measured TSH level of over 2.0 μIU/mL had "an increased odds ratio of developing hypothyroidism over the [following] 20 years, especially if ...