THE CARDIOVASCULAR MANIFESTATIONS OF INDUCED THYROTOXICOSIS; REPORT OF TWO CASES

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Case Reports1 June 1947THE CARDIOVASCULAR MANIFESTATIONS OF INDUCED THYROTOXICOSIS; REPORT OF TWO CASESH. MILTON ROGERS, M.D., F.A.C.P.H. MILTON ROGERS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-26-6-914 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe occurrence of cardiovascular manifestations as results of induced thyrotoxicosis has not been commonly recorded. It is the purpose of this paper to report two cases in which the ingestion of excessively large doses of desiccated thyroid substance was associated with cardiovascular manifestations. The evidence to be presented leaves no reasonable doubt that these changes were the results of induced thyrotoxicosis.CASE REPORTSCase 1. The patient was a white female 63 years old, first examined on November 26, 1940. For two months previously dyspnea, which had increased in severity, had been observed. Palpitation, nervousness and tremor had been noted...Bibliography1. HURXTHAL LM: Experiences with the use of desiccated thyroid. Methods of detecting self-induced hyperthyroidism, with a report of a case in which auricular fibrillation occurred, New York State Jr. Med., 1944, xliv, 2217-2223. Google Scholar2. KEPLERBARNES EJAR: Congestive heart failure and hypertrophy in hyperthyroidism: a clinical and pathological study of 178 cases, Am. Heart Jr., 1932, viii, 102-108. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. LIKOFFLEVINE WBSA: Thyrotoxicosis as the sole cause of heart failure, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1943, ccvi, 425-434. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. ANDRUS EC: Clinical and experimental observations upon the heart in hyperthyroidism, Trans. Assoc. Am. Phys., 1932, lxvii, 47-54. Google Scholar5. MAHERSETTLER CCWW: The cardiovascular state in thyrotoxicosis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1936, cvi, 1546-1557. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: St. Petersburg, Florida*Received for publication July 11, 1946. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTHE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM IN THYROTOXICOSISIatrogenic Thyrotoxicosis. Causal Circumstances, Pathophysiology and Principles of Treatment. Review of the LiteratureFACTITIAL THYROTOXIC CRISIS INDUCED BY DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SULFATE AND THYROID*JOHN B. ATKINSON, M.D.Thyrotoxicosis factitia masked as heart disease 1 June 1947Volume 26, Issue 6Page: 914-919KeywordsAnxietyDyspneaIngestionThyroid ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1947 PDF downloadLoading ...