JAPANESE HEART JOURNAL, cilt.35, sa.4, ss.443-454, 1994 (SCI-Expanded)
Cardiopulmonary bypass pass is associated with a reduction in plasma thyroid hormone concentrations in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. However, studies of the effects of cardiopulmonary bypass on thyroid function are limited and many studies report conflicting data concerning only the period of cardiopulmonary bypass.