%0 Journal Article
%T GravesĄŻ Thyrotoxicosis-Induced Reversible Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report
%A Ahmad S. Al-Ghamdi and Naji Aljohani
%J Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
%D 2012
%I 
%R 10.4137/CCRep.S10534
%X The objective of this report is to present a case of GravesĄŻ thyrotoxicosis-induced cardiomyopathy. This is a case of a 26 year old woman that presented with severe symptomatic congestive heart failure and was subsequently diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to GravesĄŻ disease. Despite an initial left ventricular systolic ejection fraction of 20% on echocardiography, treatment with anti-thyroid agents led to rapid improvement of her clinical status and normalization of her ejection fraction. The proposed mechanisms underlying the development of systolic dysfunction in thyrotoxicosis are discussed and the literature on similar cases previously reported is highlighted. Cardiomyopathy should be considered even in young patients with GravesĄŻ thyrotoxicosis.
%U http://www.la-press.com/graves-thyrotoxicosis-induced-reversible-cardiomyopathy-a-case-report-article-a3609