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E-Mail Editorial Eur Thyroid J 2015;4:143 148 DOI: Guidance in Subclinical Hyperthyroidism and Subclinical hypothyroidism : Are We Making Progress? Wilmar M. Wiersinga Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam , The Netherlands Subclinical Is a Misnomer and Should Be Replaced by a Grading System SHyper and SHypo are misnomers because the term Subclinical suggests the absence of symptoms and signs of thyroid hormone excess or deficiency, respectively. Such symptoms and signs, however, can sometimes be present, atrial fibrillation is a well-known manifesta-tion of thyrotoxicosis and its prevalence is increased in SHyper [5] . Also, subjects with SHypo score slightly higher than controls on a clinical scale for hypothyroid-ism [6].
E-Mail karger@karger.com Editorial Eur Thyroid J 2015;4:143–148 DOI: 10.1159/000438909 Guidance in Subclinical Hyperthyroidism and Subclinical Hypothyroidism: Are We Making
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