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Storm and STEMI: a case report of unexpected cardiac complications of thyrotoxicosis.

Josiah BrownMatthew D ChamGary S Huang
Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2020)
Thyrotoxicosis can rarely cause coronary vasospasm, stress cardiomyopathy, and autoimmune myocarditis. These conditions should be suspected in hyperthyroid patients with features of MI and normal coronary arteries. Workup should include laboratory evaluation, electrocardiography (ECG), echocardiography, and non-invasive or invasive ischaemic evaluation.
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