Abstract

Introduction Cardiovascular symptoms and signs are the frequent initial complaints in patients with hyperthyroidism. Palpitation and tachycardia are the most common manifestations. However, congestive heart failure is an uncommon presentation of thyrotoxicosis in previously healthy patients. Furthermore, predominant right heart failure (RHF) with severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is very rare in patients with hyperthyroidism. We report here a case of severe TR with RHF which occurred in a patient with untreated hyperthyroidism.

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