Incessant ventricular tachycardia due to subacute thyroiditis

Int J Cardiol. 2007 Mar 2;116(1):e22-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.08.068. Epub 2006 Nov 28.

Abstract

Subacute thyroiditis is a possibly viral, inflammatory thyroid disorder which can cause thyrotoxicosis. Ventricular arrhythmias are uncommon in thyrotoxicosis and usually occur only in those with marked heart failure or associated cardiac disease. In this case, we present a 52-year-old woman having incessant ventricular tachycardia due to subacute thyroiditis without underlying cardiac disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / diagnosis
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / etiology*
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / therapy
  • Thyroid Function Tests
  • Thyroiditis, Subacute / complications*
  • Thyroiditis, Subacute / diagnosis
  • Thyroiditis, Subacute / therapy
  • Treatment Outcome