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ea0035oc1.3 | Thyroid clinical | ECE2014

Chronic liothyronine (T3) treatment in stable heart failure patients with low T3 syndrome: A randomised, double-blind, cross-over, placebo-controlled intervention study (The LIHFA study)

Holmager Pernille , Schmidt Ulla , Dall Mark Peter , Dominguez Helena , Zerahn Bo , Raymond Ilan , Kistorp Caroline , Nygaard Birte , Faber Jens

Background and aim: Low T3 syndrome is associated with a poor prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). It is controversial whether T3 treatment is indicated in CHF. A previous study using intravenous infusion of T3 for 72 h suggested a beneficial effect on cardiac performance.We aimed to evaluate the effect of 13 weeks of T3 treatment in patients with stable CHF on left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) compared to placebo.<p class=...

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Chronic liothyronine (T3) treatment in stable heart failure patients with low T3 syndrome: A randomised, double-blind, cross-over, placebo-controlled intervention study (The LIHFA study)

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