Severe primary hypothyroidism manifesting with torsades de pointes

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 331, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 154-156

  Schenck, John B ^b   Rizvi, Ali A ^a   Lin, Tu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hypothyroidism; Myxedema; Prolonged QT interval; Torsades de pointes; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PRESYNCOPE; QT PROLONGATION; TORSADE DES POINTES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; MYXEDEMA; THYROXINE; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 33645096075     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200603000-00008     Document Type: Article

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