A bimonthly publication part of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology portfolio of journals connected with ABC Cardiol publishing national and international scientific production in the field of cardiovascular sciences.
ISSN 2359-4802
eISSN 2359-5647
Antonio José Lagoeiro Jorge, Wolney de Andrade Martins, Eliza de Almeida Gripp, Breno Macêdo de Almeida, Camila Cezário Rocha Paz Figueroa, [...]
Antonio José Lagoeiro Jorge, Wolney de Andrade Martins, Eliza de Almeida Gripp, Breno Macêdo de Almeida, Camila Cezário Rocha Paz Figueroa, [...]
DOI: 10.5935/2359-4802.20170089
Introduction Graves’ disease (GD) is an autoimmune disease and the most common cause of thyrotoxicosis,, with multisystem involvement, that mainly affects women between 40 and 60 years of age. It is the most prevalent cause of autoimmune hyperthyroidism in pregnancy,, and it can be distinguished from gestational thyrotoxicosis due to the presence of diffuse goiter and previous history of hyperthyroidism. Clinical hyperthyroidism occurs in 0.2% of pregnant women. Heart failure (HF) is a rare manifestation of decompensated GD and it […]
Keywords: Mitral Valve Insufficiency; Hyperthyroidism; Graves’ Disease; Pregnant Women