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- Title
Hyperthyroidism as a reversible cause of right ventricular overload and congestive heart failure.
- Authors
Di Giovambattista R; Di Giovambattista, Raniero
- Abstract
We describe a case of severe congestive heart failure and right ventricular overload associated with overt hyperthyroidism, completely reversed with antithyroid therapy in a few week. It represents a very unusual presentation of overt hyperthyroidism because of the severity of right heart failure. The impressive right ventricular volume overload made mandatory to perform transesophageal echo and angio-TC examination to exclude the coexistence of ASD or anomalous pulmonary venous return. Only a few cases of reversible right heart failure, with or without pulmonary hypertension, have been reported worldwide. In our case the most striking feature has been the normalization of the cardiovascular findings after six weeks of tiamazole therapy.
- Publication
Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 2008, Vol 6, p29
- ISSN
1476-7120
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/1476-7120-6-29