Nonthyroidal illness syndrome in ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with mechanical revascularization

C Lazzeri, A Sori, C Picariello… - International …, 2012 - internationaljournalofcardiology.com
Low T3 syndrome, also known as nonthyroidal illness syndrome and euthyroid sick
syndrome, is believed to be a beneficial adaptive mechanism under conditions of stress. In
1047 Italian subjects with suspected CAD, fT3 levels were inversely correlated to the
presence of CAD and low T3 syndrome conferred an adverse prognosis, even after
adjusting for traditional coronary risk factors [1]. While in chronic, systolic heart failure, the
presence of low T3 syndrome emerged as a strong prognostic determinant [2, 3], data on the …