Hypothyroidism: A reversible aetiology of dilated cardiomyopathy.

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2012-07
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Hypothyroidism has various cardiovascular manifestations, impairment of LV diastolic function being the commonest. We hereby report a young female who presented to us with features of congestive heart failure and on subsequent work-up she was diagnosed as a case of dilated cardiomyopathy of reversible aetiology, i.e., hypothyroidism.
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Reversible dilated cardiomyopathy, hypothyroidism
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Chaudhary S C, Mohanty D, Arya Rajesh Kumar, Gupta Abhinav. Hypothyroidism: A reversible aetiology of dilated cardiomyopathy. Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine. 2012 July; 34(3): 245-246.