title: Reversible dilated cardiomyopathy caused by hypothyroidism.
abstract: The association between lack of thyroid hormones and cardiac dysfunction has been well described. We report two new cases of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), revealing a periphery hypothyroidism and for whom cardiac function significantly improved after L thyroxin substitutive treatment. Our cases highlight the necessity to perform thyroid function testing to investigate the etiology of non ischemic DCM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, Monastir University Hospital 5000, Tunisia. ineskhoc@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Khochtali
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hamza
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authors.lastname: Harzallah
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authors.lastname: Hamdi
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authors.lastname: Saad
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authors.lastname: Golli
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authors.lastname: Mahjoub