Thyroid blood flow in inferior thyroid artery as predictor for increase in levothyroxine dosage during pregnancy in women with Hashimoto's thyroiditis - a retrospective study

• Main Authors: Masafumi Kurajoh (Author), Akiyo Yamasaki (Author), Toshiki Nagasaki (Author), Yuki Nagata (Author), Shinsuke Yamada (Author), Yasuo Imanishi (Author), Masanori Emoto (Author), Kanae Takahashi (Author), Kouji Yamamoto (Author), Ayumi Shintani (Author), Masaaki Inaba (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background We examined whether inferior thyroid artery peak systolic velocity (ITA-PSV) predicts an increase in levothyroxine (LT4) dosage in pregnant women with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Methods Twenty-two women with Hashimoto's thyroiditis who were planning and later achieved pre...