Pericardial Effusion with Cardiac Tamponade as a Form of Presentation of Primary Hypothyroidism
The authors describe a case of pericardial effusion accompanied by cardiac tamponade caused by primary hypothyroidism. Diagnosis was made by exclusion, because other causes of cardiac tamponade are more frequent. Emergency treatment of cardiac tamponade is pericardiocentesis (with possible pericardi...
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| author | Acir Rachid Leiber C. Caum Ana Paula Trentini Carlos A. Fischer Dênis A. J. Antonelli Rafael P. Hagemann |
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| description | The authors describe a case of pericardial effusion accompanied by cardiac tamponade caused by primary hypothyroidism. Diagnosis was made by exclusion, because other causes of cardiac tamponade are more frequent. Emergency treatment of cardiac tamponade is pericardiocentesis (with possible pericardial window), and, after stabilization, performance of hormonal reposition therapy with L-thyroxin. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9220448f5c3a4bf99a8159f2fdb1ca6c2022-12-21T19:31:26ZengSociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia0066-782X1678-41702002-06-0178658358510.1590/S0066-782X2002000600005Pericardial Effusion with Cardiac Tamponade as a Form of Presentation of Primary HypothyroidismAcir RachidLeiber C. CaumAna Paula TrentiniCarlos A. FischerDênis A. J. AntonelliRafael P. HagemannThe authors describe a case of pericardial effusion accompanied by cardiac tamponade caused by primary hypothyroidism. Diagnosis was made by exclusion, because other causes of cardiac tamponade are more frequent. Emergency treatment of cardiac tamponade is pericardiocentesis (with possible pericardial window), and, after stabilization, performance of hormonal reposition therapy with L-thyroxin.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2002000600005 |
| spellingShingle | Acir Rachid Leiber C. Caum Ana Paula Trentini Carlos A. Fischer Dênis A. J. Antonelli Rafael P. Hagemann Pericardial Effusion with Cardiac Tamponade as a Form of Presentation of Primary Hypothyroidism Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
| title | Pericardial Effusion with Cardiac Tamponade as a Form of Presentation of Primary Hypothyroidism |
| title_full | Pericardial Effusion with Cardiac Tamponade as a Form of Presentation of Primary Hypothyroidism |
| title_fullStr | Pericardial Effusion with Cardiac Tamponade as a Form of Presentation of Primary Hypothyroidism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pericardial Effusion with Cardiac Tamponade as a Form of Presentation of Primary Hypothyroidism |
| title_short | Pericardial Effusion with Cardiac Tamponade as a Form of Presentation of Primary Hypothyroidism |
| title_sort | pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade as a form of presentation of primary hypothyroidism |
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