title: Successful surgical treatment of cardiac complication of graves disease.
abstract: Cardiac complications such as arrhythmia and heart failure are common in Graves disease. Early detection and proper treatment of hyperthyroidism are important because cardiac complications are reported to be reversible if the thyroid function is normalized by medical treatment. We report here a case of cardiac complication of Graves disease that was too late to reverse with medical treatment and required surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Jooncheol
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Min
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Woong-Han
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Woo Sung
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Seok
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Sungkyu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Pusan National University Yangsan Children's Hospital, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Choi
keywords: 1. Heart valve disease; 2. Arrhythmia; 3. Graves disease