Unstable anginal syndrome and pulmonary oedema due to thyrotoxicosis.
We report on a 40 year old woman who presented with typical unstable angina pectoris associated with pulmonary oedema, due to poorly controlled hyperthyroidism. No cardiac abnormality was detected by echo-Doppler and nuclear ventriculography. Coronary angiography demonstrated normal coronary arteries. This case represents a new manifestation of the known association of cardiac ischaemia with hyperthyroidism in the presence of normal coronary arteries.
Glikson
M
M
Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
Freimark
D
D
Leor
R
R
Shechter
M
M
Kaplinsky
E
E
Rabinowitz
B
B
D000328:Adult; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000150:complications*