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7244397

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-8-20
pubmed:abstractText
The effect of heart surgery with and without cardiopulmonary by-pass on plasma levels of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) was studied in 19 patients. It was found that even before the operation the plasma levels of T4 and of T3 were significantly lower in the by-pass group of patients in comparison with those without by-pass. This lower level of thyroid hormones could be explained by greater pre-operative stress. This presumption is supported by the finding of the greater pre-operative plasma concentrations of dopamine-beta-hydroxylase and growth hormone in patients of the by-pass group. While in patients not undergoing CPB a tendency to the decrease of plasma thyroid hormones was observed during the early postoperative phase, in patients of the by-pass group a small increase was observed. On the basis of the finding that thyroid hormones exercise powerful and specific effect on myocardial contractility, it is suggested that the low hormone level might have a role in the pathogenesis of postoperative low cardiac output syndrome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0300-9572
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
233-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-8-25
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of open-heart surgery on thyroid hormone levels.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study