Pulmonary hypertension and predominant right heart failure in thyrotoxicosis.
In this report we discuss a patient with predominant right heart failure and pulmonary hypertension, caused by thyrotoxicosis due to Graves disease, which deteriorated to asystole, due to amiodarone administration for rapid atrial fibrillation.
Paran
Yael
Y
Department of Internal Medicine D, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Weizman 6 Street, Tel Aviv 64239, Israel.
Nimrod
Adi
A
Goldin
Yelena
Y
Justo
Dan
D
D000328:Adult; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000150:complications*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000638:Amiodarone