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ArticleBMJ case reports2015

Hypothyroid heart: myxoedema as a cause of reversible dilated cardiomyopathy.

Nidhi Madan, Nidhish Tiwari, Morris Stampfer, Ulrich Schubart

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nidhi MadanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
Nidhish TiwariDepartment of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
Morris StampferDepartment of Cardiology, Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
Ulrich SchubartDepartment of Endocrinology, Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
Jacobi Medical Center · USAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · USSambodhi Research and Communications · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypothyroidism may cause several cardiac manifestations including conduction abnormalities, pericardial effusion, decreased myocardial contractility and accelerated coronary atherosclerosis. Although cardiac output is reduced in hypothyroidism, frank heart failure (HF) is relatively rare because of the low peripheral oxygen demand. Several mechanisms have been postulated in hypothyroid-induced HF, including genomic as well as non-genomic actions of thyroid hormone. Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) of other aetiologies is usually progressive, and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We report a case of DCM associated with severe hypothyroidism with marked improvement on restoration of euthyroid state. Our case is unique in that the patient had no known risk factors for cardiac disease and experienced marked improvement despite being on minimal doses of HF medications, illustrating the relationship between hypothyroidism and development of left ventricular dysfunction, and its reversible nature with restoration of euthyroid status.

Indexed as

Cardiomyopathy, DilatedFemaleHeartHumansHypothyroidismMiddle AgedMyxedemaThyroxineTriiodothyronineVentricular Dysfunction, LeftThyroxineTriiodothyronine

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PMID26468223
PMCPMC4611478
OpenAlexW2308669561

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