Acute myocardial infarction and thyroid function: New pathophysiological and therapeuti... - 0 views
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Nathan Goodyear on 24 Sep 14Thyroid hormone plays significant role in cardiac remodeling after acute myocardial infarction. Thyroid hormone, particularly T3 as the vast majority of T3 is produced in heart tissue via D1 enzymatic activity, improves cardiac contractility, reduces systemic vascular resistance, reduces cardiac work load, decreases blood pressure, improves cardiac metabolism, and thus improves outcomes post MI.