ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020;105:e774–e7781.This prospective non-randomized clinical trial investigated the effect of two-years levothyroxine treatment in children with subclinical hypothyroidism (TSH 5.0–9.9 mU/l with normal FT4 for two years preceding the study) starting at a mean age of 9 years. Capalbo et al. observed no change in IQ scores in 20 children after two-years of levothyroxine. Furthe...

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2017; 102(11):4080-4088GH influences the structure and function of the heart. Untreated GHD adults have a worse cardiometabolic disease risk profile characterized by altered body composition, unfavorable changes in metabolism, reduced left ventricular mass and cardiac output and decreased exercise capacity [25-26]. GH...