Pericardial effusion uncovering underlying hypothyroidism

Abstract Pericardial effusion may be the tipping point to unravel hypothyroidism. Large effusions may not correlate with severity of cardiovascular compromise. Medical therapy over surgical intervention is appropriate if no evidence of cardiac tamponade.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anoosha Ponnapalli, Smit S. Deliwala, Yazan Zayed, Ghassan Bachuwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-03-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3857