Shortness of breath and lower limb edema in a 54-year-old woman, is there any cure?
Introduction: Pulmonary hypertension is common among patients with hyperthyroidism, and Graves’ disease constitutes the most common cause of thyrotoxicosis. Case Presentation: We report the case of a female patient admitted to the cardiology department with shortness of breath and pretibial myxedema...
Main Authors: | Alexandra Frogoudaki, Andreas S Triantafyllis, Evangeline Vassilatou, Charalampos Tsamakis, Achilles Zacharoulis, John Lekakis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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Series: | Research in Cardiovascular Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.rcvmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2251-9572;year=2016;volume=5;issue=1;spage=2;epage=2;aulast=Frogoudaki;type=0 |
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