Table 2

Infants with abnormal thyroid function tests following cardiac catheterisation or surgery

DiagnosisCatheterisation age (days)Surgery age (days)2-150Age (days)T4 (nmol/l) (lowest)TSH mIU/l (highest)Follow up
VSD1525117.169Normal at 55 days
TGA1215139.089Lost to follow up
Coarctation2, 10, 574, 591582.360Normal at 63 days
PS214, 151582.363Normal at 37 days
PS27, 14451.527.9Normal at 22 days
Coarctation252648.9>200Treatment for 10  months
TOF2927.0110Treatment for 6  months
  • 2-150 Age at which disturbed thyroid function first noted;PS pulmonary stenosis; PA pulmonary atresia; TGA transposition of great arteries; VSD ventricular septal defect; TA tricuspid atresia;TOF tetralogy of Fallot; ASD atrial septal defect; AV fistula-arteriovenous fistula.