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In adults ≥80 years with TSH 6–10 mIU/L and minimal symptoms, do you initiate levothyroxine, monitor, or avoid treatment entirely?

Does frailty change your threshold?

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Is a target TSH closer to the mid normal range justified in older individuals (age 70 or above) without any known cardiac ischemia or dysrhythmia or osteoporosis?

Is this recommended TSH target of 7 or higher based on the fact that globally iatrogenic hyperthyroidism is common in older individuals on levothyroxi...

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BMC endocrine disorders, 2017 Feb 03

Study protocol; Thyroid hormone Replacement for Untreated older adults with Subclinical hypothyroidism - a randomised placebo controlled Trial (TRUST).

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