There is a subset of patients who don’t respond to or are dissatisfied with levothyroxine (T4) monotherapy. What percentage don’t respond to conventional therapy? Why is combination therapy with T3/T4 considered appropriate for this group?

There is a subset of patients who don’t respond to or are dissatisfied with levothyroxine (T4) monotherapy. What percentage don’t respond to conventional therapy? Why is combination therapy with T3/T4 considered appropriate for this group?

There is a subset of patients who don’t respond to or are dissatisfied with levothyroxine (T4) monotherapy. What percentage don’t respond to conventional therapy? Why is combination therapy with T3/T4 considered appropriate for this group?


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Presenter

Antonio Bianco, MD, PhD

Antonio Bianco, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Endocrinology University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois