Abstract:Surgical stress is closely associated with the activity of the thyroid hormone. Although many patients undergoing cardiac surgery revealed markedly low triiodothyronine T3 , few patients showed symptomatic hypothyroidism. This condition is generally recognized as non thyroidal illness NTI which is characterized by a low T3 level, despite the normal function of hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid system. NTI is generally considered as one of the biological defense mechanisms rather than a pathological condition, eli… Show more
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