title: Cardiogenic shock in a patient with hypothyroid myopathy responsive only to thyroxin replacement: a case report.
abstract: The effect of hypothyroidism on the cardiovascular system has been well documented. Cardiac dysfunction due to hypothyroidism manifests as both systolic and diastolic dysfunction of the heart leading to cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure. Its presentation in the form of refractory hypotension is rare. We describe a 52 year old man on whom Hypothyroid Cardiomyopathy manifested as cardiogenic shock responsive only to thyroxin replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11235, USA. sanathdstx@aol.com.
authors.forename: Sanath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dharmasena
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Burzyantseva
authors.forename: Suriya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jayawardana
authors.forename: Vijay A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Rupanagudy
authors.forename: Krishnan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pathmanathan