Subclinical thyroid disease: scientific review and guidelines for diagnosis and managementMartin I Surks
Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467 2490, USA
JAMA 291:228-38. 2004
..The necessity for further evaluation, possible treatment, and the urgency of treatment have not been clearly established...
Response to position statement on subclinical thyroid dysfunctionMartin I Surks
Endocr Pract 10:513-4. 2004
Age-specific distribution of serum thyrotropin and antithyroid antibodies in the US population: implications for the prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidismMartin I Surks
Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10467, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 92:4575-82. 2007
..5 mIU/liter, increased progressively with age. Age-adjusted reference ranges would include many people with TSH greater than 4.5 mIU/liter...
Age- and race-based serum thyrotropin reference limitsMartin I Surks
M A C P, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, New York 10467, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 95:496-502. 2010
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The thyrotropin reference range should remain unchangedMartin I Surks
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, New York 10467, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 90:5489-96. 2005
..5 and 4.5 mIU/liter [upper reference range (URR)] have increased risk of progression to overt hypothyroidism (Whickham, 20-yr data), have not been subjected to critical analysis...
Genetic predisposition to elevated serum thyrotropin is associated with exceptional longevityGil Atzmon
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 94:4768-75. 2009
..Exceptional longevity is associated with raised serum TSH...
An approach for development of age-, gender-, and ethnicity-specific thyrotropin reference limitsLaura Boucai
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
Thyroid 21:5-11. 2011
..The use of age- and ethnicity-specific thyrotropin (TSH) reference limits decreases misclassification of patients with thyroid dysfunction. Developing such limits requires TSH measurements in different subpopulations...
Reference limits of serum TSH and free T4 are significantly influenced by race and age in an urban outpatient medical practiceLaura Boucai
Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 70:788-93. 2009
..The suitability of TSH reference limits derived from national databases to outpatient practices has not been established. We aimed to determine whether race and age influence the distribution of TSH and free T4 (fT4)...
Extreme longevity is associated with increased serum thyrotropinGil Atzmon
Department of MedicineDivision of Endocrinology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 94:1251-4. 2009
..The distribution of serum TSH shifts progressively to higher concentrations with age...
Subclinical thyroid disease: clinical applicationsNananda F Col
Division of Women's Health and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass, USA
JAMA 291:239-43. 2004
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Serum thyrotropin measurements in the community: five-year follow-up in a large network of primary care physiciansJoseph Meyerovitch
Research and Health Planning Department, Health Planning and Policy Wing, Clalit Health Services, 101 Arlozorov St, PO Box 16250, Tel Aviv 62098, Israel
Arch Intern Med 167:1533-8. 2007
..Subclinical thyroid disease is common; however, screening recommendations using serum thyrotropin (TSH) level determinations are controversial...
A model to determine workforce needs for endocrinologists in the United States until 2020Robert A Rizza
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Nutrition, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 88:1979-87. 2003
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