Isolated Right Ventricular Failure in Hyperthyroidism: A Clinical Dilemma | Zendy

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Isolated Right Ventricular Failure in Hyperthyroidism: A Clinical Dilemma

Author(s) -

Ryan McDonough,

Marvin S. Moul,

Darrick Beckman,

Ahmad Slim

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

heart international

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.183

H-Index - 12

eISSN - 2036-2579

pISSN - 1826-1868

DOI - 10.4081/hi.2011.e11

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , etiology , coronary artery disease , heart failure , cardiac catheterization , disease , dilemma , coronary vasospasm , coronary angiography , philosophy , epistemology , myocardial infarction

We present a unique case of a 42-year-old gentleman with newly diagnosed Graves’ disease and isolated right ventricular failure. Extensive evaluation to include echocardiogram and cardiac catheterization were negative for significant pulmonary hypertension or coronary artery disease as potential etiologies. Hyperthyroid induced vasospasm is a rare but reported clinical entity that serves to be a clinical and diagnostic dilemma

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