ArticleCureus2023
A Delayed Diagnosis of Myxedema Coma.
Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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Abstract
A 58-year-old man without any personal or familial cardiac history presented to the emergency department with complaints of worsening left-sided chest pain that began at rest, described as a burning sensation and escalating to a 9/10 severity. He denied any personal or familial cardiac history but admitted that he had not been medically evaluated in approximately five years. His physical examination was notable for obesity, xerosis, macroglossia, and bilateral lower extremity edema. His initial labs demonstrated critical troponin levels that peaked at 11.5 ng/mL and he was diagnosed with a myocardial infarction and underwent cardiac catheterization with percutaneous stenting of the left anterior descending artery. His post-operative period was complicated by prolonged lethargy that was determined to be myxedema coma two days later when his thyroid stimulating hormone level was found to be 78 mIU/mL.
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