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ArticleJournal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives2023

Thyrotoxicosis in the Setting of Hydatidiform Mole with Subsequent Development of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Complicated by COVID-19.

Kara E Hensley, Christopher W Fiechter, Alysson Klein, Rhabia Hussein, Henry J Weiss, Mihail Zilbermint

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Article in Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives, 2023. 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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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kara E Hensley *Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Bradenton, FL, USA.
Christopher W Fiechter *Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Bradenton, FL, USA.
Alysson KleinManatee Memorial Hospital, Graduate Medical Education, Bradenton, FL, USA.
Rhabia HusseinManatee Memorial Hospital, Graduate Medical Education, Bradenton, FL, USA.
Henry J WeissManatee Memorial Hospital, Graduate Medical Education, Bradenton, FL, USA.
Mihail ZilbermintDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Memorial Hospital · USState College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota · USSuburban Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a rare case of hydatidiform molar pregnancy, which led to the development of thyroid storm, followed by a rare complication of takotsubo cardiomyopathy in the setting of a COVID-19 infection. A 21-year-old female of 22 weeks gestational age presented with heavy vaginal blood loss, brown emesis, tachycardia, and lethargy. Through clinical presentation and ultrasound confirmation, a molar pregnancy was diagnosed. Laboratory data and clinical presentation of thyrotoxicosis supported a diagnosis of thyroid storm. Test for COVID-19 was positive. The patient was treated with dilation and curettage, antithyroid medication, and blood transfusions, resulting in symptom resolution. Thereafter, echocardiography confirmed takotsubo cardiomyopathy. It is suspected that the homology in structure between the human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and thyroid stimulating hormone subunits resulted in thyroid storm secondary to receptor cross-reactivity. We speculate that subsequent cardiovascular stress of b-hCG-induced thyroid storm with superimposed COVID-19 infection facilitated the development of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

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Beta-hCGCOVID-19Gestational trophoblastic diseaseHyperthyroidismMolar pregnancyStress induced cardiomyopathyThyrotoxicosis

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PMID37877062
PMCPMC10593158
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