title: Chest pain, enzymes and hypothyroidism.
abstract: Hypothyroidism is a common disorder and when presenting with classical symptoms and signs is easy to recognise. However, hypothyroidism may present in a manner suggestive of an acute myocardial infarction with an elevated creatine kinase and electrocardiographic abnormalities. We report a case of severe hypothyroidism presenting as a cardiac event whose symptoms and signs dispersed following treatment with thyroxine.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Queen's Medical Centre, University Hospital, Clifton Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Strachan
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Afolabi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D002637:Chest Pain / Q000201:enzymology / Q000209:etiology*; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D003402:Creatine Kinase