Hyperthyroidism as a reversible cause of right ventricular overload and congestive heart failure.
We describe a case of severe congestive heart failure and right ventricular overload associated with overt hyperthyroidism, completely reversed with antithyroid therapy in a few week. It represents a very unusual presentation of overt hyperthyroidism because of the severity of right heart failure. The impressive right ventricular volume overload made mandatory to perform transesophageal echo and angio-TC examination to exclude the coexistence of ASD or anomalous pulmonary venous return. Only a few cases of reversible right heart failure, with or without pulmonary hypertension, have been reported worldwide. In our case the most striking feature has been the normalization of the cardiovascular findings after six weeks of tiamazole therapy.
Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Hospital of Avezzano, Italy. r.digiovambattista@libero.it
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D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005665:Furosemide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008713:Methimazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight; D008713:Methimazole; D005665:Furosemide