Letter to the editor for the article entitled ''The importance and prognostic effect of thyroid hormones in patients with transposition of the great arteries''

Abstract

Dear Editor, We read the article in September 2024 issue of the European Research Journal by Arslanoğlu et al. entitled “The importance and prognostic effect of thyroid hormones in patients with transposition of the great arteries” with great interest. First of all, we congratulate the authors for their valuable contribution to the literature. We would like to point out some issues and ask some questions to the authors about the content of the article.

Keywords

• Thyroid hormones
• prognosis
• pediatric heart surgery

References

1. 1. Arslanoğlu E, Kara KA, Bakhshaliyev, et al. The importance and prognostic effect of thyroid hormones in patients with transposition of the great arteries. Eur Res J. 2024;10(5):465-473. doi: 10.18621/eurj.1488539.
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3. 3. Yüksel A, Güneş M, Yolgösteren A, et al. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support after pediatric cardiac surgery: our single-center experience. Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg. 2017;25(2):167-173. doi: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2017.13876.