Serum levels of 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine, 3,3',5'-triiodothyronine and thyroxine in acute myocardial infarction

Autor: Bruno Bagni, Francesco Portaluppi, Giancarlo Candini, Alfredo Potena, Elisabetta Orlandi, Carlo Longhini, Giancarlo Speca
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 1979
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Popis: The serum levels of thyroxine (T4), 3,5,3′-triiodothyronine (T3) and 3,3′,5′-triiodothyronine (rT3) were monitored by a radioimmunoassay (RIA) method over the first 9 days of disease in 27 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) admitted to a coronary care unit. The data were subjected to statistical analysis by computer and compared with normal values previously obtained in a group of 60 healthy adult volunteers by the same RIA method. In terms of the mean % difference between the normal subjects and the patients with AMI, we observed, on day 1, a decrease of 33% in T3(p
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