Case report
Reversible dilated cardiomyopathy caused by hypothyroidism
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* Corresponding author: I Khochtali ineskhoc@yahoo.fr
1 Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit. Monastir University Hospital 5000, Tunisia
2 Department of Cardiology, Monastir University Hospital, Monastir 5000, Tunisia
3 Department of Radiology, Monastir University Hospital, Monastir 5000, Tunisia
International Archives of Medicine 2011, 4:20 doi:10.1186/1755-7682-4-20
Published: 21 June 2011Abstract
The association between lack of thyroid hormones and cardiac dysfunction has been well described. We report two new cases of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), revealing a periphery hypothyroidism and for whom cardiac function significantly improved after L thyroxin substitutive treatment. Our cases highlight the necessity to perform thyroid function testing to investigate the etiology of non ischemic DCM.