Hyperthyroid-Induced Cardiomyopathy in an Adolescent
Author(s) -
Peter N Mattar,
Eugene Y Hwang
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the permanente journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1552-5775
pISSN - 1552-5767
DOI - 10.7812/tpp/07-128
Subject(s) - aunt , medicine , girl , cardiomyopathy , family history , pediatrics , physical examination , heart disease , tachycardia , sudden death , cardiology , heart failure , developmental psychology , sociology , anthropology , psychology
to sleep flat on her back without problems. According to her mother, she had a long history of tachycardia. Her mother said that one year earlier while undergoing a routine physical examination, the girl had a heart rate of >130 beats/min. The patient’s family history was negative for congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathy, or sudden unexplained death. The girl’s maternal aunt had
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