The shortage of donor heart and the lack of satisfactory donor heart are embarrassing heart transplantation. With the development of the study of the effects of thyroid hormone（TH） on cardiovascular system, amazing achievement has been obtained. TH could improve the quality of donor heart, increase successful rate and reduce mortality of heart transplantation. In the mean time ,some donor hearts that could not be used originally had been used after TH application, thus expanded donor pool. TH has been a routine treatment measure in heart transplantation in many heart centers. The application of TH in heart transplantation has been reviewed in this article.
Citation： CHEN Qunqing,YAN Yusheng.. Application of Thyroid Hormone in Heart Transplantation. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2005, 12(6): 426-428. doi: Copy