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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Main Authors: Acir Rachid, Leiber C. Caum, Ana Paula Trentini, Carlos A. Fischer, Dênis A. J. Antonelli, Rafael P. Hagemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2002-06-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2002000600005