Reversible thyrotoxic cardiomyopathy: a case report

Authors

  • Rashmi Aggarwal Department of Thyroid and Endocrine Research, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAR), Timarpur, New Delhi, India
  • Pradeep Chugh Department of Cardiology, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAR), Timarpur, New Delhi, India
  • Vipin Vasavan Sudha Department of Cardiology, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAR), Timarpur, New Delhi, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-2156.IntJSciRep20192800

Keywords:

Thyrotoxicosis, Hyperthyroidism, Dilated cardiomyopathy

Abstract

Hyperthyroidism significantly affects the hemodynamics of the cardiovascular system. It is associated with development of atrial fibrillation, high output cardiac failure, pulmonary hypertension and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). In this paper we report a case of thyrotoxicosis induced cardiomyopathy. She was a 54 year old woman who presented with cardiomegaly (dilatation of all four chambers of the heart) secondary to Graves’ disease. She was treated with anti-thyroid drugs, β Blockers and diuretic and her euthyroid status was restored in 6 weeks. A repeat echocardiogram done at this point of time showed normal cardiac function with normalization of ejection fraction. So this was a case of reversible thyrotoxic cardiomyopathy.

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Published

2019-06-27

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Case Reports