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What is Which of the following statements regarding treatment of hypothyroidism in a patient with ischemic hea disease is not false: and explain in detail?
Replacement therapy typically is initiated with 25mcg and the dose is increased gradually.Initiation of levothyroxine therapy in IHD patient is done slowly and the dose is not increased before 6-8 week interval. Ref: The thyroid and cardiovascular risk: Merck European Thyroid Symposium By Karl-Michael Derwahl, Leonides Duntas, Sigrid Butz, Page 71; Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Board Review By Amit Ghosh, MD, Page 197