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A rare case of gestational thyrotoxicosis as a cause of acute myocardial infarction

Angina pectoris in pregnancy is unusual and Prinzmetal’s angina is much rarer. It accounts for 2% of all cases of angina. It is caused by vasospasm, but the mechanism of spasm is unknown but has been linked with hyperthyroidism in some studies. Patients with thyrotoxicosis-induced acute myocardial i...

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Autores principales: Nannaka, Varalaxmi Bhavani, Lvovsky, Dmitry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5118969/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27933173
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-16-0063