Triiodothyronine as an inotropic agent after open heart surgery

Autor: Greer Ae, Dimitri Novitzky, N. Zuhdi, J. S. Chaffin, David K. C. Cooper, C.I. Barton, J. Grim
Rok vydání: 1989
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Zdroj: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 98:972-978
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)34281-3
Popis: Two small, randomized, blind clinical trials comparing the administration of triiodothyronine with that of placebo have been carried out in patients undergoing myocardial revascularization. In patients with a left ventricular ejection fraction of 40% (study II), triiodothyronine administration resulted in significantly improved stroke volume (p
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