Key result
Levothyroxine improves severe DCM and systolic dysfunction in a severely hypothyroid patient after five months.
Why the study?
Does levothyroxine replacement therapy improve left ventricular function in patients with hypothyroidism-induced dilated cardiomyopathy?
Case Report (n=1)
No
Does levothyroxine replacement therapy improve left ventricular function in patients with hypothyroidism-induced dilated cardiomyopathy?
Hypothyroidism can cause severe but reversible dilated cardiomyopathy, highlighting the importance of routine thyroid function testing in patients presenting with new-onset heart failure.
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May support thyroid testing in new-onset HF; leaves open broader reversibility of hypothyroidism-induced cardiomyopathy.
Rastogi et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Hypothyroidism-induced dilated cardiomyopathy (n=1). Levothyroxine replacement therapy was evaluated on Improvement in dilated cardiomyopathy and systolic function. Levothyroxine replacement therapy significantly improved severe dilated cardiomyopathy and systolic dysfunction in a young female presenting with severe hypothyroidism after five months of treatment.
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