Cardiac tamponade in a patient with primary hypothyroidism

Pericardial effusion is frequently found in patients with hypothyroidism, but it is rarely associated with cardiac tamponade. Hypothyroidism complicated by cardiac tamponade is rarely referenced in the medical literature. Here we report an unusual case of a 45-year-old female, who presented with bre...

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Main Authors: Virendra C Patil, Harsha V Patil, Vaibhav Agrawal, Sanjay Patil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2011;volume=15;issue=6;spage=144;epage=146;aulast=Patil