Syncope Due to Impending Cardiac Tamponade in Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

Syncope Due to Impending Cardiac Tamponade in Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

Pericardial effusion develops in 25 to 35% of patients with severe hypothyroidism. These effusions can be large, but rarely if ever cause tamponade. We report here a 36-year-old woman who presented with recurrent syncopal attack, which turned out to be a case of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis complicated b...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta Cardiologica Sinica 2014-05, Vol.30 (3), p.253-255
Hauptverfasser: Chen, Mei-Chu, Wu, Hsin-Huei, Hsia, Chih-Ping
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Sprache:eng
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Cardiac tamponade
Case Report
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
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Zusammenfassung:Pericardial effusion develops in 25 to 35% of patients with severe hypothyroidism. These effusions can be large, but rarely if ever cause tamponade. We report here a 36-year-old woman who presented with recurrent syncopal attack, which turned out to be a case of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis complicated by massive pericardial effusion with impending tamponade.
ISSN:1011-6842