Birte Nygaard

Research output

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• 29 Journal article

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2019

  Changes in Prescription Routines for Treating Hypothyroidism Between 2001 and 2015: An Observational Study of 929,684 Primary Care Patients in Copenhagen

  Medici, B. B., Nygaard, B., la Cour, J. L., Grand, M. K., Siersma, V., Nicolaisdottir, D. R., Lind, B., Olivarius, N. D. F. & Andersen, C. L., Jul 2019, In: Thyroid. 29, 7, p. 910-919 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Hypothyroidism 100%
  • Prescriptions 82%
  • Primary Health Care 77%
  • Observational Studies 76%
  • Medical Overuse 19%
  16 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  How Should Thyroid-Related Quality of Life Be Assessed? Recalled Patient-Reported Outcomes Compared to Here-and-Now Measures

  Boesen, V. B., Feldt-Rasmussen, U., Bjørner, J. B., Cramon, P., Grønvold, M., Nygaard, B., Rasmussen, Å. K., Vilsbøll, T. & Watt, T., Dec 2018, In: Thyroid. 28, 12, p. 1561-1570 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures 100%
  • Thyroid Gland 75%
  • Quality of Life 58%
  • Ecological Momentary Assessment 31%
  • Smartphone 27%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Kombinationsbehandling med thyroxin og trijodthyronin til patienter med hypotyreose

  Translated title of the contribution: Combination therapy of thyroxine and triiodothyronine in hypothyroid patientsNygaard, B., Røder, M. E., Karmisholt, J. & Kristensen, J. K., 2018, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 180, 19, 4 p., V04170328.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • triiodothyronine drug combination thyroxine 100%
  • L Forms 46%
  • Iodide Peroxidase 19%
  • Triiodothyronine 17%
  • Thyroxine 15%

• Levothyroxine/Liothyronine Combination Therapy and Quality of Life: Is It All about Weight Loss?

  Michaelsson, L. F., la Cour, J. L., Medici, B. B., Watt, T., Faber, J. & Nygaard, B., 1 Oct 2018, In: European Thyroid Journal. 7, 5, p. 243-250 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Triiodothyronine 100%
  • Thyroxine 91%
  • Weight Loss 73%
  • Quality of Life 57%
  • Body Composition 29%
  8 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  Hypothyroid Patients Encoding Combined MCT10 and DIO2 Gene Polymorphisms May Prefer L-T3 + L-T4 Combination Treatment: Data Using a Blind, Randomized, Clinical Study

  Carlé, A., Faber, J., Steffensen, R., Laurberg, P. & Nygaard, B., 2017, In: European Thyroid Journal. 6, 3, p. 143-151 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Clinical Studies 100%
  • Genes 58%
  • Single Nucleotide Polymorphism 36%
  • iodothyronine deiodinase type II 24%
  • Therapeutics 23%

• Neither Baseline nor Changes in Serum Triiodothyronine during Levothyroxine/Liothyronine Combination Therapy Predict a Positive Response to This Treatment Modality in Hypothyroid Patients with Persistent Symptoms

  Medici, B. B., la Cour, J. L., Michaelsson, L. F., Faber, J. O. & Nygaard, B., Apr 2017, In: European Thyroid Journal. 6, 2, p. 89-93 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Triiodothyronine 100%
  • Thyroxine 91%
  • Serum 40%
  • Therapeutics 14%
  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures 12%
• 2016

  A Prospective Comparative Study of Parathyroid Dual-Phase Scintigraphy, Dual-Isotope Subtraction Scintigraphy, 4D-CT, and Ultrasonography in Primary Hyperparathyroidism

  Krakauer, M., Wieslander, B., Myschetzky, P. S., Lundstrøm, A., Bacher, T., Sørensen, C. H., Trolle, W., Nygaard, B. & Bennedbæk, F. N., 1 Feb 2016, In: Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 41, 2, p. 93-100 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Primary Hyperparathyroidism 100%
  • Isotopes 90%
  • Radionuclide Imaging 81%
  • Ultrasonography 65%
  • Prospective Studies 53%
  30 Citations (Scopus)

• Radioiodine Therapy Does Not Change the Atherosclerotic Burden of the Carotid Arteries

  La Cour, J. L., Andersen, U. B., Sørensen, C. H., Nygaard, B. & Jensen, L. T., Jul 2016, In: Thyroid. 26, 7, p. 965-71 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Carotid Arteries 100%
  • Carotid Intima-Media Thickness 76%
  • Thyroid Diseases 71%
  • Iodine 66%
  • Atherosclerosis 41%
  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2015

  Hyperthyroidism in pregnancy

  Nygaard, B., 21 Jan 2015, In: Clinical Evidence (Online). 2015, 0611.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Hyperthyroidism 100%
  • Antithyroid Agents 63%
  • Pregnancy 56%
  • Carbimazole 36%
  • Systematic Reviews 34%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Long-term L-Triiodothyronine (T3) treatment in stable systolic heart failure patients: a randomised, double-blind, cross-over, placebo-controlled intervention study

  Holmager, P., Schmidt, U., Mark, P., Andersen, U., Dominguez, H., Raymond, I., Zerahn, B., Nygaard, B., Kistorp, C. & Faber, J., 1 Dec 2015, In: Clinical Endocrinology. 83, 6, p. 931-937 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Systolic Heart Failure 100%
  • Triiodothyronine 83%
  • Stroke Volume 53%
  • Placebos 51%
  • Serum 33%
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Radioiodine therapy increases the risk of cerebrovascular events in hyperthyroid and euthyroid patients

  la Cour, J. L., Jensen, L. T., Vej-Hansen, A. & Nygaard, B., 1 Jun 2015, In: European Journal of Endocrinology. 172, 6, p. 771-8 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Hyperthyroidism 100%
  • Morbidity 23%
  • Atherosclerosis 21%
  • Euthyroid Goiter 20%
  • Radiation 20%
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Treating Hypothyroidism with Thyroxine/Triiodothyronine Combination Therapy in Denmark: Following Guidelines or Following Trends?

  Michaelsson, L. F., Medici, B. B., la Cour, J. L., Selmer, C., Røder, M., Perrild, H., Knudsen, N., Faber, J. & Nygaard, B., Sept 2015, In: European Thyroid Journal. 4, 3, p. 174-80 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • triiodothyronine drug combination thyroxine 100%
  • Denmark 49%
  • Hypothyroidism 47%
  • Guidelines 30%
  • Thyroid Gland 22%
• 2014

  The dose of levothyroxine in pregnant women with hypothyroidism should be increased by 20-30% in the first trimester

  Hubaveshka, J., Michaelsson, L. F. & Nygaard, B., 1 Dec 2014, In: Danish Medical Journal. 61, 12, p. 1-4 4 p., A4959.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Thyrotropin 100%
  • First Pregnancy Trimester 96%
  • Thyroxine 96%
  • Hypothyroidism 95%
  • Pregnant Women 75%
  7 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  A Placebo-Controlled, Blinded and Randomised Study on the Effects of Recombinant Human Thyrotropin on Quality of Life in the Treatment of Thyroid Cancer

  Nygaard, B., Bastholt, L., Bennedbæk, F. N. & Klausen, T. W., 2013, In: European Thyroid Journal. 2, 3, p. 195-202 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• Modeling the absorbed dose to the common carotid arteries following radioiodine treatment of benign thyroid disease

  la Cour, J. L., Hedemann-Jensen, P., Søgaard-Hansen, J., Nygaard, B. & Jensen, L. T., Nov 2013, In: Annals of Nuclear Medicine. 27, 9, p. 862-866 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Thyroid Diseases 100%
  • Common Carotid Artery 99%
  • Iodine 92%
  • Thyroid Gland 46%
  • Carotid Arteries 43%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Peripheral markers of thyroid function: the effect of T(4) monotherapy vs T(4)/T(3) combination therapy in hypothyroid subjects in a randomized crossover study

  Schmidt, U., Nygaard, B., Winther Jensen, E., Kvetny, J., Jarløv, A. & Faber, J., 2013, In: Endocrine Connections. 2, 1, p. 55-60 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• Selenium supplementation for patients with Graves’ hyperthyroidism (the GRASS trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

  Watt, T., Cramon, P., Bjorner, J. B., Bonnema, S. J., Feldt-Rasmussen, U., Gluud, C., Gram, J., Hansen, J. L., Hegedüs, L., Knudsen, N., Bach-Mortensen, P., Nolsöe, R., Nygaard, B., Pociot, F., Skoog, M., Winkel, P. & Rasmussen, A. K., 2013, In: Trials. 14, April , p. 1-10 10 p., 119.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Selenium 100%
  • Hyperthyroidism 96%
  • Thyroid Gland 74%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 60%
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations 28%
  45 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  2012 ETA Guidelines: The Use of L-T4 + L-T3 in the Treatment of Hypothyroidism

  Nygaard, B., 2012, In: European Thyroid Journal. 1, 2, p. 55-71 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• High Prevalence of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma in Danish Patients: A Prospective Study of 854 Consecutive Patients with a Cold Thyroid Nodule Undergoing Fine-Needle Aspiration

  Rossing, M., Nygaard, B. & Bennedbæk, F. N., 2012, In: European Thyroid Journal. 1, p. 110-117 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• Large Discrepancy in the Results of Sensitive Measurements of Thyroglobulin Antibodies in the Follow-Up on Thyroid Cancer: A Diagnostic Dilemma

  Nygaard, B., Faber, J. O. & Bentzen, J., 2012, In: European Thyroid Journal. 1, p. 193-197 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Thyroglobulin 100%
  • Thyroid Neoplasms 85%
  • Antibodies 46%
  • anti-thyroglobulin 5%
  • Denmark 4%
• 2011

  Diagnostisk strategi ved tilfældigt fund af FDG-optagelse i glandula thyroidea ved PET-CT

  Translated title of the contribution: Diagnostic strategy of incidental findings of focal thyroid FDG uptake identified on PET/CTNielsen, M. H., Nygaard, B., Søndergaard, S. B. & Bennedbæk, F. N., Aug 2011, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 173, 33, p. 1948-52 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Incidental Findings 100%
  • Positron-Emission Tomography 78%
  • Thyroid Gland 70%
  • Radionuclide Imaging 41%
  • Fine Needle Biopsy 21%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Need for thyroidectomy in patients treated with radioactive iodide for benign thyroid disease

  Villadsen, M. J., Sørensen, C. H., Godballe, C. & Nygaard, B., Dec 2011, In: Danish Medical Bulletin (Online). 58, 12, p. A4343

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Iodides 100%
  • Thyroid Diseases 87%
  • Thyroidectomy 85%
  • Goiter 62%
  • Thyroid Gland 25%
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2010

  A simple procedure for routine RNA extraction and miRNA array analyses from a single thyroid in vivo fine needle aspirate

  Rossing, M., Kaczkowski, B., Futoma-Kazmierczak, E., Glud, M., Klausen, M., Faber, J., Nygaard, B., Kiss, K., Sørensen, C. H., Nielsen, F. C., Bennedbæk, F. N. & Friis-Hansen, L. J., Dec 2010, In: Scandinavian Journal of Clinical & Laboratory Investigation. 70, 8, p. 529-534 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Thyroid 100%
  • MicroRNA 98%
  • Needle Like Crystal 84%
  • Needles 71%
  • MicroRNAs 67%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Hyperthyroidism (primary)

  Nygaard, B., 1 Jan 2010, In: Clinical Evidence (Online). 2010

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Hyperthyroidism 100%
  • Poisons 23%
  • Graves Disease 17%
  • Goiter 17%
  • Triiodothyronine 17%

• Minimalt invasiv operation for hyperparathyroidisme

  Translated title of the contribution: [Minimally invasive surgery for hyperparathyroidism]Trolle, W., Møller, H., Bennedbæk, F. N., Nygaard, B. & Sørensen, C. H., 4 Jan 2010, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 172, 1, p. 33-8 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Hyperparathyroidism 100%
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures 95%
  • Parathyroid Glands 51%
  • Primary Hyperparathyroidism 50%
  • Neck 21%
  7 Citations (Scopus)
• 2009

  Effect of combination therapy with thyroxine (T4) and 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine versus T4 monotherapy in patients with hypothyroidism, a double-blind, randomised cross-over study

  Nygaard, B., Jensen, E. W., Kvetny, J., Jarløv, A., Faber, J., Nygaard, B., Jensen, E. W., Kvetny, J., Jarløv, A. & Faber, J., 2009, In: European Journal of Endocrinology. 161, 6, p. 895-902 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Triiodothyronine 100%
  • Thyroxine 91%
  • Hypothyroidism 90%
  • Cross-Over Studies 80%
  • Depression 46%
  77 Citations (Scopus)
• 2008

  [Thyroid papillary cancer using TPO staining]

  Nygaard, B., Frisch, T. & Kiss, K., 2008, In: Ugeskrift for læger. 170, 18, p. 1571-

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Papillært thyroideakarcinom med kraftig farvning for tyroperoxidase

  Nygaard, B., Frisch, T. & Kiss, K., 2008, In: Ugeskrift for læger. 170, 18, p. 1571-

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 1998

  Transitory blindness after retrobulbar irradiation of Graves' ophthalmopathy

  Nygaard, B. & Specht, L., 1998, In: Lancet. 351, 9104, p. 725-726 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  20 Citations (Scopus)