Journal of the Saudi Heart Association (Jul 2019)

Thyrotoxicosis presenting as syncope and rapid wide QRS tachycardia: A case report

  • Sharada Kalavakolanu Sivaram,
  • Wasim Raja Qasim

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31, no. 3
pp. 111 – 113

Abstract

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We report regarding a young lady who presented with recurrent syncopal episodes associated with palpitations, documented to be due to rapid wide QRS tachycardia, subsequently detected to have thyrotoxicosis and who responded promptly to appropriate medication to become free from arrhythmia. Keywords: Syncope, Thyrotoxicosis, Wide QRS tachycardia