International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences. 01/Apr/2018;31(2):190-2.
Severe Mitral Regurgitation by Hyperthyroidism in the Absence of Left Ventricular Dilatation
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 represents a diagnostic challenge due to low clinical suspicion of this etiology.
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Severe Mitral Regurgitation by Hyperthyroidism in the Absence of Left
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