Hypothyroidism, Raynaud's phenomenon, and acute myocardial infarction in a young woman

We describe an acute inferior myocardial infarction in a 29-year-old woman with normal coronary arteries. She has suffered from Raynaud's phenomenon in the fingers for several years. Manifest thyroid deficiency was discovered during hospitalization. A functional-type link between hypothyroidism...

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Published in:	Clinical cardiology (Mahwah, N.J.) Vol. 6; no. 6; p. 304
Main Authors:	Sipilä, R, Viitasalo, K, Heikkilä, J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-06-1983
Subjects:	Adult Female Humans Hypothyroidism - complications Myocardial Infarction - etiology Raynaud Disease - complications Syndrome
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Summary:	We describe an acute inferior myocardial infarction in a 29-year-old woman with normal coronary arteries. She has suffered from Raynaud's phenomenon in the fingers for several years. Manifest thyroid deficiency was discovered during hospitalization. A functional-type link between hypothyroidism and myocardial infarction via vasospasm manifested as Raynaud's phenomenon is proposed as one possible etiology for the syndrome of myocardial infarction in young women.
ISSN:	0160-9289
DOI:	10.1002/clc.4960060613