Establishing Better Treatment for Hypothyroidism Patients

Authors

  • Adalberto Luis Infante Amoros Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico "Hermanos Ameijeiras"
  • Ana Carmen del Argüelles Zayas
  • Daysi María Durán Llivisaca
  • José Efraín Gómez Manzanares
  • Silvia Elena Turcios Tristá

Keywords:

hypothyroidism, treatment, levothyroxine, combination therapy.

Abstract

Introduction: Hypothyroidism is an entity that is frequently seen at the endocrinologist´s. establishing the best treatment is a challenge, despite proper management and optimal hormonal control, sometimes patients continue with symptoms which affect their quality of life, therefore that treatment should be individualized, based on the best evidence.

Objective: To establish the best therapeutic options in hypothyroidism different forms of presentation.

Methods: A non-systematic bibliographic search was carried out in PubMed, Medline, LILACS, EMBASE, Redalyc databases and in the international guidelines. The inclusion criteria were publications in English and Spanish, in which the title, keywords or abstract include relevant information to the objective of the study, with a periodicity of no more than 5 years, except for the guidelines that the latest revisions were used. In the search, 30 articles were retrieved, 14 which were selected.

Conclusions: The therapeutic options were established in order to find better treatment for hypothyroid patients, which must be individualized and based on the best evidence, to achieve adequate control of the disease, to improve the quality of life and to avoid related complications.

 

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Author Biographies

Adalberto Luis Infante Amoros, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico "Hermanos Ameijeiras"

1 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5432-1649

Ana Carmen del Argüelles Zayas

1 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6095-2025

Daysi María Durán Llivisaca

1 http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5612-1141

José Efraín Gómez Manzanares

1* http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7795-6869

Silvia Elena Turcios Tristá

 2 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4900-4542

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Published

2023-03-27

How to Cite

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Infante Amoros AL, del Argüelles Zayas AC, Durán Llivisaca DM, Gómez Manzanares JE, Turcios Tristá SE. Establishing Better Treatment for Hypothyroidism Patients. Rev Cubana Med [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 27 [cited 2025 Feb. 6];62(1). Available from: https://revmedicina.sld.cu/index.php/med/article/view/3068

Issue

Vol. 62 No. 1 (2023): January-March: in progress

Section

Review articles

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