Journal of Clinical Images and Medical Case Reports
ISSN 2766-7820
Clinical Image - Open Access, Volume 4
An echocardiographic study of cardiac hypertrophy changes in hypothyroidism and response to treatment
*Corresponding Author : Hiroki Uehara
Division of Molecular Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Gunma University, 1-5-1 Tenjin-cho, Kiryu, Gunma 376-8515, Japan.
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Email: [email protected]
Received : Feb 22, 2023
Accepted : Mar 08, 2023
Published : Mar 15, 2023
Archived : www.jcimcr.org
Copyright : © Uehara H (2023).
Citation: Uehara H. An echocardiographic study of cardiac hypertrophy changes in hypothyroidism and response to treatment. J Clin Images Med Case Rep. 2023; 4(3): 2325.
Clinical image description
A-73-year-old Japanese woman visited our hospital due to a 1-month history dyspnea and systemic edema. Echocardiography showed marked left ventricular symmetric hypertrophy. Laboratory findings indicated hypothyroidism. As the thyroid hormone levels were normal, her left ventricular hypertrophy was also normalized. Physicians should raise awareness regarding hypothyroidism when cardiomegaly is diagnosed based on echocardiography.
