MYXEDEMA HEART; REPORT OF A CASE
Authors: Arthur M. Master, Jenny Stricker
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1941)

Case Reports1 July 1941MYXEDEMA HEART; REPORT OF A CASEARTHUR M. MASTER, M.D., F.A.C.P., JENNY STRICKER, M.D.ARTHUR M. MASTER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JENNY STRICKER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-15-1-123 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe following case is reported because it presented all the typical findings of myxedema heart, which disappeared after thyroid treatment. In addition, the occurrence of pericardial effusion in myxedema heart and its bearing on the symptomatology of the disease will be discussed.CASE REPORTHistory. B. S., a white female of 37, developed the clinical signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism at the age of 27. The basal metabolic rate at that time was +63 per cent. Following a subtotal thyroidectomy the patient did well until one year ago, when progressive weakness and fatigability became evident. Despite a normal blood count...Bibliography1. SCHITTENHELMEISLER AB: Über die Wirksamkeit des Thyroxins bei endokrin bedingten Störungen, Klin. Wchnschr., 1927, vi, 1935. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. ZONDEK H: Das Myxödemherz, München. med. Wchnschr., 1918, lxv, 1180; 1919, lxvi, 6911. Google Scholar3. ASSMAN H: Das Myxödemherz, ibid., 1919, lxvi, 9. Google Scholar4. FAHR G: Myxedema heart, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1925, lxxxiv, 345, and Am. Heart Jr., 1927, iii, 14. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. FELIX K: The effect of thyroxine and thyroid extracts on the isolated frog heart, Proc. Staff Meet. Mayo Clin., 1929, iv, 285. Google Scholar6. LUEG W: Ueber das Elektrocardiogramm des Myxödems, Ztschr. f. klin. Med., 1926, civ, 337. Google Scholar7. THATCHERWHITE CPD: The electrocardiogram in myxedema heart, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1926, clxxi, 61. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. GOLDBERG SA: Changes in organs of thyroidectomized sheep and goats, Quart. Jr. Exper. Physiol., 1927, xvii, 15. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. GORDON AH: Some clinical aspects of hypothyroidism, Canad. Med. Assoc. Jr., 1929, xx, 7. Google Scholar10. FREEMAN EB: Chronic pericardial effusion in myxedema; report of a case, ANN. INT. MED., 1934, vii, 1070. Google Scholar11. MARZULLOFRANCO ERS: Myxedema with multiple serous effusions and cardiac involvement, Am. Heart Jr., 1939, xvii, 368. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. FEASBY WR: Pericardial effusion in myxedema. Report of a case in which the intrapericardial pressure was measured, Am. Heart Jr., 1940, xix, 749. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication August 31, 1940.From the Cardiographic Laboratory, The Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York City. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byKrankheiten der Schilddrüse 1 July 1941Volume 15, Issue 1Page: 123-127KeywordsBlood countsCardiovascular therapyHeartHeart diseasesHyperthyroidismPericardial diseasesResearch laboratoriesSigns and symptomsThyroidThyroidectomy Issue Published: 1 July 1941 PDF downloadLoading ...