Complete Heart Block in Thyrotoxicosis, Is It a Manifestation of Thyroid Storm? A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Thyrotoxicosis complicated by advance degree atrioventricular block, a rare complication of a common disease. The term apathetic thyrotoxicosis, where palpitations and cardiac involvement are the sole manifestations of disease, is well known. Thyroxin's ability to sensitize the catecholamine re...
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| description | Thyrotoxicosis complicated by advance degree atrioventricular block, a rare complication of a common disease. The term apathetic thyrotoxicosis, where palpitations and cardiac involvement are the sole manifestations of disease, is well known. Thyroxin's ability to sensitize the catecholamine receptors causing tachyarrhythmias is well addressed. However, as an aetiology for advanced heart block, thyrotoxicosis is ranked as one of the rarest. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-677005bfd8e64c8f9e4305418043981b2025-02-03T05:59:33ZengWileyCase Reports in Endocrinology2090-65012090-651X2012-01-01201210.1155/2012/318398318398Complete Heart Block in Thyrotoxicosis, Is It a Manifestation of Thyroid Storm? A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureRashed Al Bannay0Aysha Husain1Saeed Khalaf2Cardiology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, BahrainCardiology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, BahrainEndocrinology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, BahrainThyrotoxicosis complicated by advance degree atrioventricular block, a rare complication of a common disease. The term apathetic thyrotoxicosis, where palpitations and cardiac involvement are the sole manifestations of disease, is well known. Thyroxin's ability to sensitize the catecholamine receptors causing tachyarrhythmias is well addressed. However, as an aetiology for advanced heart block, thyrotoxicosis is ranked as one of the rarest.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/318398 |
| spellingShingle | Rashed Al Bannay Aysha Husain Saeed Khalaf Complete Heart Block in Thyrotoxicosis, Is It a Manifestation of Thyroid Storm? A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Endocrinology |
| title | Complete Heart Block in Thyrotoxicosis, Is It a Manifestation of Thyroid Storm? A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Complete Heart Block in Thyrotoxicosis, Is It a Manifestation of Thyroid Storm? A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Complete Heart Block in Thyrotoxicosis, Is It a Manifestation of Thyroid Storm? A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Complete Heart Block in Thyrotoxicosis, Is It a Manifestation of Thyroid Storm? A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Complete Heart Block in Thyrotoxicosis, Is It a Manifestation of Thyroid Storm? A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | complete heart block in thyrotoxicosis is it a manifestation of thyroid storm a case report and review of the literature |
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