Researchers Discover Thyroid Hormone Speeds Clearance of Lung Edema Fluid
A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School and the Center for Lung Science and Health demonstrated that thyroid hormone (T3) rapidly facilitates the removal of fluid that can flood the airspaces of the lung. This new use of the hormone holds particular promise for patients suffering from pulmonary edema that occurs in association with heart failure and with acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome, a life-threatening condition for which there is no current established treatment.