Successful Surgical Treatment of Cardiac Complication of Graves Disease

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Min, Jooncheol, Kim, Woong-Han, Jang, Woo Sung, Choi, Eun Seok, Cho, Sungkyu, Choi, Kwang Ho
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4157484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25207231
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2014.47.3.294
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Sumario: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.

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