Thyroid Storm-induced Severe Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Ventricular Tachycardia

Thyroid Storm-induced Severe Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Ventricular Tachycardia

Thyroid storm is an extreme form of hyperthyroidism associated with a high mortality rate. Heart failure is considered the leading cause of mortality in patients with thyroid storm, though the underlying cardiac pathology is unclear. Approximately 6% of patients with thyroid storm have heart failure...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 11; no. 7; p. e5079
Main Authors: Sourial, Kirolus, Borgan, Saif M, Mosquera, Jorge E, Abdelghani, Loui, Javaid, Aamir
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Cureus Inc 04-07-2019
Cureus
Subjects:
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiology
Cardiomyopathy
Case reports
Clinical outcomes
Consortia
Drug dosages
Edema
Electrocardiography
Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
Family medical history
Heart failure
Heart rate
Hyperthyroidism
Internal Medicine
Intubation
Ischemia
Medical education
Patients
Steroids
Thyroid gland
United States > US
thyroid storm
autoimmune myocarditis
non-ischemic cardiomyopathy
graves’ disease
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Summary:Thyroid storm is an extreme form of hyperthyroidism associated with a high mortality rate. Heart failure is considered the leading cause of mortality in patients with thyroid storm, though the underlying cardiac pathology is unclear. Approximately 6% of patients with thyroid storm have heart failure symptoms as the initial presenting complaint. Roughly, one-third of these patients develop dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). In this report, we present a case of cardiogenic pulmonary edema and sustained ventricular tachycardia in a patient with hyperthyroidism presenting with thyroid storm.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.5079