title: Complete heart block in thyrotoxicosis, is it a manifestation of thyroid storm? A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Thyrotoxicosis complicated by advance degree atrioventricular block, a rare complication of a common disease. The term apathetic thyrotoxicosis, where palpitations and cardiac involvement are the sole manifestations of disease, is well known. Thyroxin's ability to sensitize the catecholamine receptors causing tachyarrhythmias is well addressed. However, as an aetiology for advanced heart block, thyrotoxicosis is ranked as one of the rarest.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, Bahrain.
authors.forename: Rashed
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Al Bannay
authors.forename: Aysha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Husain
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khalaf