Cardiac function was evaluated in 20 patients requiring TSH suppression for either thyroid goiter or following thyroidectomy and radioactive iodine therapy forthyroid cancerand in 20 age and sex-matched controls. TSH suppression was associated with an increased incidence of premature ventricular beats, an...
Hypoparathyroidism can occur when an individual is born without the parathyroid gland (typically due to a chromosomal deletion), the gland has been damaged or removed during a surgical procedure (e.g. thyroidectomy due to thyroid cancer or goiter), or when the organ is damaged due to an auto...
Note: If you had a thyroidectomy due to thyroid cancer or radioactive iodine therapy for Grave’s disease, your body no longer produces thyroid hormones. In this case, staying on top of your thyroid medication schedule is even more important. Missed doses of thyroid medication could lead to ...