THYROID-HORMONE TREATMENT OF CONGESTIVE-HEART-FAILURE

Authors
KLEIN I OJAMAA K
Citation
I. Klein et K. Ojamaa, THYROID-HORMONE TREATMENT OF CONGESTIVE-HEART-FAILURE, The American journal of cardiology, 81(4), 1998, pp. 490-491
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
81
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
490 - 491
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1998)81:4<490:TTOC>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Alterations in thyroid hormone metabolism are common in patients with congestive heart failure. Recent studies indicate that thyroid hormone therapy may act both on the heart and on the systemic vasculature to improve cardiac performance and clinical functional status.