Case report: Reversible mitral regurgitation and congestive heart failure complicating thyrotoxicosis

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 311, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 142-144

  Cavros, Nick G ^a   Old, Wayne D ^a   Castro, Felix D ^a   Estep, Herschel L ^a,b  

^a Eastern Virginia School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Mitral regurgitation; Thyrotoxicosis

Indexed keywords

PROPRANOLOL; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERMETABOLISM; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; THYROTOXICOSIS;

EID: 0029868811     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199603000-00007     Document Type: Article

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