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A 68-year-old woman with ischaemic heart disease and long-standing hypothyroidism presents for review. She is clinically stable with no angina. Her TSH is 12 mIU/L (elevated) and free T4 is low. She weighs 70 kg and is currently taking levothyroxine 25 micrograms daily. What is the most appropriate adjustment to her thyroxine therapy?

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