Case report: reversible systolic heart failure and deep jaundice in hyperthyroidism.
Systolic heart failure because of hyperthyroidism in patients without preexisting heart disease is not common. Thyrotoxic systolic heart failure is rarely diagnosed during life. Reports about thyrotoxicosis-related systolic heart failure have been diagnosed postmortem. However, antemortem diagnosis of this fatal disease has important clinical implications because if detected early, thyrotoxicosis-related systolic heart failure is reversible. Here is a report a patient with Graves' disease, systolic heart failure, and deep jaundice, which resolved after the treatment of antithyroid drugs.
Center for Cardiovascular Research, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei.
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D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D007565:Jaundice / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013599:Systole