Key result
Treatment with levothyroxine and heart failure medications led to a slight improvement in symptoms in a 26-year-old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to hypothyroidism.
Why the study?
Dilated cardiomyopathy is a very rare manifestation of hypothyroidism resulting from thyroid hormone alterations that affect cardiac structure and function.
Case Report (n=1)
Hypothyroidism is a rare but potentially reversible cause of dilated cardiomyopathy, highlighting the importance of thyroid function testing in patients with unexplained heart failure.
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May prompt thyroid evaluation in unexplained dilated cardiomyopathy; hypothesis-generating for levothyroxine benefit.
Pramana et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to hypothyroidism (n=1). Levothyroxine and heart failure medications was evaluated on Symptom improvement. Treatment with levothyroxine and heart failure medications led to a slight improvement in symptoms in a 26-year-old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to hypothyroidism.
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