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Volume 4, Issue 2

Thyrotoxic-Related Myocarditis: A Case Report

Rabeb Mbarek* and Mohamed Hedi Ahmed

Emergency Medical Service (SAMU 03), Sahloul University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia

*Corresponding author: Rabeb Mbarek, Emergency Medical Service (SAMU 03), Sahloul University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.

Citation: Mbarek R, Ahmed MH. Thyrotoxic-Related Myocarditis: A Case Report. Case Rep Clin Cardiol J. 2023; 3(4): 141.

Thyrotoxic-Related Myocarditis: A Case Report
Abstract

The manifestations of hyperthyroidism-related myocardial damage are multitudinous, including arrhythmia, dilated cardiomyopathy, valvular diseases, and even cardiogenic shock. Acute myocarditis induced by thyrotoxicosis had been reported in a few studies. However, attention on its prevalence and underlying mechanisms is sorely lacking. Its long-term harm is often ignored, and it may eventually develop into dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure.