[Heart insufficiency as first manifestation of familial primary hypothyroidism].
Heart failure is not a common manifestation of hypothyroidism if there is no underlying heart disease. We report a case of familial primary hypothyroidism in a young male, that clinically onset with dyspnea, hemoptysis and serum CPK elevation, and in which further explorations revealed a dilated cardiomyopathy due to hypothyroidism. Because of its bad prognosis, we underline the need to identify those cases of dilated cardiomyopathy that can be treated with the appropriate therapy.
García Martínez
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Unidad de Cardiología, Hospital General de Elda, Alicante.
Rodrigo Jarque
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Zuazola Martínez
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D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000150:complications; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology*