Raising serum triiodothyronine concentrations in patients undergoing coronary-artery bypass surgery increases cardiac output and lowers systemic vascular resistance, but does not change outcome or alter the need for standard postoperative therapy.

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These data suggest that retrograde autologous priming is a safe and effective means of significantly decreasing hemodilution and the number of patients requiring red cell transfusion during cardiac operations.

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