Hyperthyroidism as a reversible cause of right ventricular overload and congestive heart failure

We describe a case of congestive heart failure and right ventricular overload associated with overt hyperthyroidism, completely reversed with antithyroid therapy in a few weeks. It represents a very unusual presentation of overt hyperthyroidism because of the severity of right heart failure.

The impressive right ventricle volume overload made mandatory to perform transoesophageal echo and angio-CT examination to exclude the coexistence of ASD or anomalous pulmonary venous return. Only a few cases of reversible right heart failure, with or without pulmonary hypertension, have been reported worldwide.

In our case the most striking feature has been the normalization of the cardiovascular findings after six weeks of tiamazole therapy.

Author: Raniero Di Giovambattista
Credits/Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2008, 6:29

Published on: 2008-06-13

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