Table 1.
Course of Physical Data, Echocardiographic Findings, and Thyroid Hormone Profiles
| Variables | Day 1 | Day 30 | After Cardiac Surgery | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical data | Blood pressure, mm Hg | 160/75 | 88/49 | 102/63 |
| Heart rate, rhythm, beats/min | 100, AF | 94, SR | 82, SR | |
| Body temperature, °C | 40.0 | 36.9 | 36.7 | |
| Echocardiography | LAD, mm | 50.4 | 50.1 | 40.3 |
| LVDd/LVDs, mm | 55/31 | 53/32 | 44/32 | |
| LVEF (Teichholz), % | 74 | 70 | 61 | |
| TRPG, mm Hg | 67.2 | 31.4 | 23.0 | |
| Estimated RAP, mm Hg | 82 | 60 | 5 | |
| IVC, mm | 22 | – | 5 | |
| Hormones | BNP, pg/mL | 1343.4 | 247.9 | 30.1 |
| FT3, pg/mL | >25.0 | 3.09 | 2.61 | |
| FT4, ng/dL | >8.0 | 1.25 | 1.23 | |
| TSH, µU/mL | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | |
| TRAb, TSAb, IU/L, % | 96, 424 | – | -, 381 | |
| TgAb, TPOAb, IU/mL, IU/mL | <10, 2.3 | – | <10.0 |
Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; FT3, free triiodothyronine; FT4, free thyroxine; IVC, inferior vena cava; LAD, left atrial dimension; LVDd, left ventricular diameter at end diastole; LVDs, left ventricular diameter at end systole; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; RAP, right atrial pressure; SR, sinus rhythm; TgAb, thyroglobulin antibody; TPOAb, thyroperoxidase antibody; TRAb, TSH receptor antibody; TRPG, transtricuspid pressure gradient; TSAb, TSH-stimulating receptor antibody.