Simple Summary Novel pharmacological approaches are needed to improve treatments of
advanced cancers, despite the considerable benefit of immunotherapy. New drugs are …

The thyroid–heart relationship has a long and articulated history of its own, a history that
encompasses physiological and pathophysiological knowledge. In recent years, molecular …

Background: Low levels of triiodothyronine (T3) are common in patients with heart failure
(HF). Our aim was to evaluate the effects of supplementation with low and replacement …

Therapy with thyroid hormones normally is restricted to substitution therapy of patients with
primary or secondary hypothyroidism. Typically, thyroid hormones are given orally. There …

Thyroid hormones (TH) play an important role in regulating the development and function of
almost all tissues including the cardiovascular system (1). Levothyroxine (LT4), a synthetic L …

Specific pediatric populations have exhibited disparate responses to triiodothyronine (T3)
repletion during and after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Objective: To determine if T3 …

Inotropes are a group of drugs that alter myocardial contractility by increasing intracellular
calcium or enhancing sensitivity to it. However, they may result in suboptimal myocardial …

We have read with great interest the article by Smukowska-Gorynia et al.[1], entitled
“Neopterin as a predictive biomarker of postoperative atrial fibrillation following coronary …

Dear editor, We read with interest the paper by Alirezai et al.[1] entitled “Effect of
preoperative vitamin D on postoperative atrial fibrillation incidence after coronary artery …

Background There is a strong association between thyroid hormones and cardiac function,
as supported by physiologic and clinical observational evidence, in both healthy and …