Reversible dilated cardiomyopathy associated with post-partum thyrotoxic storm

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 217-219

  Daly, M J ^a   Wilson, C M ^b   Dolan, S J ^a   Kennedy, A ^c   McCance, David R ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Regional Medical Cardiology Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTITHYROID AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUMETANIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROXINE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIURESIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HEART ARREST; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; T WAVE INVERSION; THYROID CRISIS; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROTOXICOSIS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 61649111162     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcn173     Document Type: Article

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