Clinical Observation of Therapeutic Effect of Low Dose Thyroxine in Elder Patients With Chronic Heart Insufficiency / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effect of thyroxine on elder patients with chronic heart insufficiency. Methods 82 elder patients with chronic heart insufficiency were divided into 2 groups randomly . 46 cases of observation group and 36 cases of control group. All of them were received routine treatment, including vasodilators, diuresis and cardiotonic etc anti-heart failure ways.The group of observation plus thyroxine (20mg/d oral,for 2 weeks ).Cardiac function degree,heart/lung ratio and change of cardiac ejection fraction(F) were observed before and after treatment. Results The value of EF,increased heart/lung ratio reduced,and function of heart were notably improved,as compared with those of the control group (P