In dilated cardiomyopathy, short-term administration of L-thyroxine (100 micrograms/ day) improves cardiac and exercise performance without changing the heart's adrenergic sensitivity. The aim of this study was to test the medium-term (3 months) efficacy of L-thyroxine (10 patients) compared with placebo (10 patients) and to find out whether later effects are obtainable.

Medium-term effectiveness of L-thyroxine treatment in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy / P. Moruzzi, E. Doria, P. G. Agostoni. - In: THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. - ISSN 0002-9343. - 101:5(1996 Nov), pp. 461-7-467.

Medium-term effectiveness of L-thyroxine treatment in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

P. Moruzzi
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P. G. Agostoni
Ultimo
1996

Abstract

In dilated cardiomyopathy, short-term administration of L-thyroxine (100 micrograms/ day) improves cardiac and exercise performance without changing the heart's adrenergic sensitivity. The aim of this study was to test the medium-term (3 months) efficacy of L-thyroxine (10 patients) compared with placebo (10 patients) and to find out whether later effects are obtainable.
Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; Humans; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated; Echocardiography; Aged; Hemodynamics; Hormones; Exercise Test; Oxygen Consumption; Treatment Outcome; Thyroxine; Middle Aged; Time Factors; Female; Male
Settore MED/11 - Malattie dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare
nov-1996
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