Chest pain, enzymes and hypothyroidism.
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.
Strachan
S R
SR
Cardiology Department, Queen's Medical Centre, University Hospital, Clifton Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK.
Afolabi
O
O
Brown
N
N
Gray
D
D
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
D003402:Creatine Kinase