Dilated cardiomyopathy as the predominant feature of Cushing's syndrome.
Cushing's syndrome, resulting from exposure to excessive amounts of circulating glucocorticoids, is accompanied with a high mortality risk mostly due to the cardiovascular complications. Cardiac involvement is mainly associated with left ventricular hypertrophy. We report the case of a patient who presented with dilated cardiomyopathy as the predominant feature of Cushing's syndrome, which was fully reversed after proper surgical treatment.
Peppa
Melpomeni
M
Endocrine Unit, Second Department of Internal Medicine-Propaedeutic, Research Institute and Diabetes Center, Athens University Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece. molypepa@otenet.gr
Ikonomidis
Ignatios
I
Hadjidakis
Dimitrios
D
Pikounis
Vasilios
V
Paraskevaidis
Ioannis
I
Economopoulos
Theofanis
T
Raptis
Sotirios A
SA
Kremastinos
Dimitrios T
DT
D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000328:Adult; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome