Flail Mitral Valve: A Rare Complication of a Thyroid Storm

ABSTRACT: Objective: Thyroid storm is a life-threatening presentation, with heart failure and tachyarrhythmias being common manifestations. This case highlights that a flail mitral valve from chordae tendineae rupture can be a cause of worsening heart failure and cardiogenic shock in a thyroid storm...

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Main Authors: Abel Weiliang Chen, MBBS, MRCP (UK), MMed (Int Med), HuiChia Wee, MBBCh, MRCP (UK), Vikram Sonawane, MBBS, MRCP (UK)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:AACE Clinical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060520305307