Editorial
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2024.
World J Cardiol. May 26, 2024; 16(5): 226-230
Published online May 26, 2024. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v16.i5.226
Table 1 The chief areas of future research of non-thyroidal illness syndrome in heart failure
Area of research
Clinical parameters
Best correlations of TH with clinical, echocardiographic and laboratory parameters of HFTotal serum T3 (LVEF, LVDD, NT-proBNP)
Free T3/free T4 ratio (cardiac chamber diameters, LVEF, NYHA class)
Reverse T3 (predictor of mortality)
Possible treatment optionsBetter individual titration of levothyroxine therapy
Combined T3 + T4 therapy
Natural measures to increase T3
Parameters of clinical status/improvement monitoringLVEF
LVDD
NT-proBNP
HF cardinal symptom attenuation/alleviation
HF signs attenuation/alleviation