title: A swinging heart.
abstract: We present a case of young female presenting with clinical features of cardiac tamponade. On initial investigation, the etiology of cardiac tamponade could not be made. The presence of bradycardia with cardiac tamponade prompted us to perform thyroid function test which lead to the diagnosis of hypothyroidism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Jatinder
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mokta
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mokta
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panda
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Munish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bhatia
keywords: Hypothyroidism; pericardial effusion; pericardial tamponade