Atrial fibrillation associated with a thyroid stimulating hormone-secreting adenoma of the pituitary gland leading to a presentation of acute cardiac decompensation: A case report

INTRODUCTION: Hyperthyroidism is a well established cause of atrial fibrillation (AF). Thyroid Stimulating Hormone-secreting pituitary tumours are rare causes of pituitary hyperthyroidism. Whilst pituitary causes of hyperthyroidism are much less common than primary thyroid pathology, establishing a...

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Autores principales: George, Jyothis T, Thow, Jonathan C, Matthews, Bruce, Pye, Maurice P, Jayagopal, Vijay
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2270282/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18307779
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-67

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