Heart Failure as the First Clinical Manifestation of Basedow’s Disease

Abstract

Thyroid hormones influence multiple systems, but most often the impact on the cardiovascular system is what brings the patient to the emergency department. Basedow’s disease, an autoimmune condition, is one of the most common causes of hyperthyroidism. The purpose of this presentation is to raise attention to an extracardiac cause that can lead to cardiac failure.

Keywords

• thyrotoxicosis
• basedow’s disease
• cardiac failure
• sinus tachycardia