All-cause and cardiovascular mortality risk after surgery versus radioiodine treatment for hyperthyroidism

Background Little is known about the long-term side-effects of different treatments for hyperthyroidism. The few studies previously published on the subject either included only women or focused mainly on cancer outcomes. This register study compared the impact of surgery versus radioiodine on all-cause and cause-specific mortality in a cohort of men and women. Methods Healthcare registers were used to find hyperthyroid patients over 35 years of...