Korean Circ J.
2009 Apr;39(4):168-170. 10.4070/kcj.2009.39.4.168.
Isolated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension-Janus' Faces of Hyperthyroidism
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- 1Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea. princette@gmail.com
- 2Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
- KMID: 2225693
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2009.39.4.168
Abstract
- We describe a 54-year-old woman with isolated pulmonary arterial hypertension accompanied by hyperthyroidism due to Graves' disease. Her pulmonary artery hypertension resolved spontaneously after restoration of euthyroidism. This case suggests that hyperthyroidism should be considered a reversible cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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