title: Usefulness of triiodothyronine (T3) treatment after surgery for complex congenital heart disease in infants and children.
abstract: This is a study of the use of T3 infusion in the postoperative period in 6 pediatric patients who underwent complex cardiac surgical procedures under cardiopulmonary bypass. Normalization of serum T3 levels was reflected in a marked decrease in requirement of inotropic support, conversion to normal sinus rhythm, and progressively improving clinical course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, North Shore University Hospital/NYU School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York 11030, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Parnell
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ojamaa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boxer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care; D018785:Tricuspid Atresia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D014284:Triiodothyronine