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T3 low T3 cardiac heart disease CVD cardiovascular thyroid hormone hormones hypothyroid hypothyroidism
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More than 80% of the biologically active hormone triiodothyronine (T3) derives from peripheral conversion of prohormone thyroxine (T4) secreted by the thyroid gland
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Low thyroid hormone concentrations, in particular low serum T3 concentrations, are a common finding in patients with nonthyroidal illnesses, including cardiac disorders
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a direct relationship between low circulating levels of T3 and adverse prognosis of cardiac patients
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The present study clearly shows the existence of a strong association between the reduction of biologically active T3 and mortality in a large population of cardiac hospitalized patients
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highly significant increase in the incidence of cardiac and cumulative deaths in patients with low T3 compared with patients with normal T3 levels
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the relevance of the low T3 state as a strong, independent predictor of mortality in cardiac patients
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low T3 concentrations are a strong independent predictive marker of poor prognosis in cardiac patients