title: A case of thyroid storm with cardiac arrest.
abstract: A 23-year-old man became unconscious while jogging. He immediately received basic life support from a bystander and was transported to our hospital. On arrival, his spontaneous circulation had returned from a state of ventricular fibrillation and pulseless electrical activity. Following admission, hyperthyroidism led to a suspicion of thyroid storm, which was then diagnosed as a possible cause of the cardiac arrest. Although hyperthyroidism-induced cardiac arrest including ventricular fibrillation is rare, it should be considered when diagnosing the cause of treatable cardiac arrest.
authors.affiliation: Department for Support of Rural Medicine, Yamaguchi Grand Medical Center, Shimotsuke, Japan.
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.affiliation: Division of General Medicine, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsuneaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kenzaka
authors.affiliation: Division of Community and Family Medicine, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Japan.
authors.forename: Masanobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okayama
authors.affiliation: Division of Community and Family Medicine, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Japan.
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kajii
keywords: cardiac arrest; cardiopulmonary arrest; hyperthyroidism; treatable cardiac arrest; ventricular fibrillation