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Background One reason for refusal of donor hearts is the development of left ventricular systolic dysfunction, a condition reported to occur in up to 42 % of adults with brain death. Prior studies have suggested that appropriate donor management and evaluation of cardiac dysfunction with serial echocardiography (TTE) can improve organ procurement. The aims of our study are to examine the prevalence...
Background The course and prognostic value of pituitary-thyroid axis hormones is not well studied after cardiac arrest. We aimed to study the prognostic role of the pituitary-thyroid axis response to resuscitation from cardiac arrest before, during and after therapeutic hypothermia. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study in consecutive comatose patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest...
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