• Japanese heart journal · May 2003

    Case Reports

    Myxedema associated with cardiac tamponade.

    • Chih-Ta Lin, Chih-Jen Liu, Tin-Kwang Lin, Chih-Wei Chen, Bin-Chen Chen, and Chih-Lon Lin.
    • Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan.
    • Jpn Heart J. 2003 May 1;44(3):447-50.

    AbstractPericardial effusion is frequently found in patients diagnosed with hypothyroidism, yet it is rarely associated with cardiac tamponade. This report presents an atypical case concerning a 60-year-old Taiwanese female, with a history of thyroidectomy surgery due to thyroid cancer, who was later diagnosed with myxedema and cardiac tamponade. Treatment included an immediate pericardiocentesis followed by thyroxine hormone replacement therapy. Postoperative and recovery phases progressed favorably, and the patient's prognosis is good.

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