title: Free triiodothyronine, not thyroid stimulating hormone, should be focused on for risk stratification in acute decompensated heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Collaborative Institute of Innovation for Cardiovascular Diseases, Kyushu University Center for Disruptive Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan. Electronic address: tkishi@cardiol.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kishi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014284:Triiodothyronine
keywords: Heart failure; Low T3; Thyroid function