Publications by authors named "Kleoniki Tsoumani"
Article Synopsis
- Ultrasound for thyroid conditions has been a common practice in Europe, particularly in outpatient endocrine clinics, with increased use in southern Sweden recently.
- It plays a crucial role in diagnosing various thyroid diseases, but the risk of finding incidentalomas (unexpected findings) can increase with widespread use. Strict guidelines must be followed to minimize unnecessary investigations.
- The EU-TIRADS classification system helps assess the risk of malignancy in localized adenomas, while the Bethesda classification determines if further diagnostic procedures are necessary, leading to better patient management and follow-up.
Introduction: Treatment of Graves´ disease (GD) with radioiodine increases the risk of developing Graves´ ophthalmopathy (GO), and the link between thyroid and orbital tissue may be the presence of TSH-receptors. Radioiodine increases the titers of TRAb and the aim was to investigate the relationship between GO and TRAb titers after treatment with radioiodine and to define the impact of risk genes.
Methods: GD patients without ophthalmopathy or previous treatment with radioiodine were prospectively included at treatment with radioiodine for hyperthyroidism.
Statins Decrease the Risk of Orbitopathy in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Graves Disease.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab
April 2021
Context/objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of statins and other lipid-lowering agents on the development of Graves orbitopathy (GO) in patients with newly diagnosed Graves disease (GD).
Methods: Our sample included the full adult population of individuals living in Sweden with newly diagnosed GD between 2005 and 2018 (n = 34 894). We compared the GO incidence in statin users (n = 5574) and nonusers (n = 34 409) by applying Cox regression with a time-varying exposure variable.