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Shahzaib Nabi1, Tarun Jain1, Adeel Arshad2, Absia Jabbar3, Philip Kuriakose4
Departments of 1Internal Medicine and 4Hematology-Oncology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, 48202; 2Department of Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Weill Cornell University, Doha, Qatar; 3Department of Psychiatry, Nishtar Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Shahzaib Nabi
Email: snabi1@hfhs.org
Received: 16-APR-2015 Accepted: 06-JUL-2015 Published Online: 10-JUL-2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2015.0075
Abstract
Hypothyroidism can present in a number of ways, one of which is cardiac abnormalities. Some of the cardiac manifestations include sinus bradycardia, low voltage ECG and decrease in cardiac contractility, pericardial effusion, prolonged QT interval and even Torsades de pointes in a few reported cases. It is rare for a patient to present with a clinical presentation suggestive of possible acute coronary syndrome (ACS) secondary to uncontrolled hypothyroidism. In this case report, we present a 61 year old male with history of hypothyroidism, who presented to the Emergency Department with acute onset dizziness and chest pressure.  ECG done in the Emergency Department showed T wave inversions in lateral and inferior leads. The initial diagnosis was considered to be ACS as troponins were found to be slightly elevated. It was later discovered that patient’s presentation and ECG changes were secondary to hypothyroidism both of which corrected after administration of levothyroxine.
Keywords : Acute Coronary Syndrome, Hypothyroidism, Cardiac Arrhythmias, Thyroxine, Tropinin.
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