ea0011oc59 | ThyroidOC57 British Thyroid Association Award | ECE2006
Ranasinghe AM
, Quinn DW
, Graham TR
, Keogh BE
, Mascaro CJ
, Rooney SJ
, Wilson IC
, Pagano D
, Franklyn JA
, Bonser RS
Objectives: Tri-iodothyronine (T3) can improve cardiovascular performance following cardiac surgery. Its effects on myocardial protection are unknown.Methods: We performed two consecutive randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trials (identical management protocols) on patients undergoing first time isolated elective or urgent on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Between January 2000 and September 2004, 440 patients were re...