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| Year : 2023 | Volume
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Dilated cardiomyopathy in hyperthyroidism can be reversed with treatment
Lama Alasmari1, Osama Khairoalsindi2, Abdulaziz Algethami3, Ahmed Jizeeri3
1 Department of Internal Medicine, NGHA; KAIMRC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2 KAIMRC; Department of Neurology, NGHA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
3 KAIMRC; Department of Cardiology, NGHA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Lama Alasmari
Department of Internal Medicine, NGHA, Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
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DOI: 10.4103/heartviews.heartviews_110_22
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The authors present a case of a 54-year-old male patient with a history of shortness of breath and orthopnea. The echocardiogram showed an ejection fraction (EF) of 35%–40%. Diagnosis of hyperthyroidism was missed initially although the patient had bilateral exophthalmos and thyroid function tests suggesting it. Medical treatment of the hyperthyroid state reversed the cardiomyopathy within 6 months of treatment. Repeated echocardiograms after hyperthyroidism treatment showed a normalized EF.
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