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Atrioventricular Block: An Unusual Presentation of Overactive Thyroid
Pradnya Brijmohan Bhattad1, Zeynep Yukselen2, Allen Filiberti1
1Cardiovascular Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, University of Massachusetts (UMass) Chan Medical School, Worcester, USA.
Abstract:
The clinical features of hyperthyroidism are varied, but bradyarrhythmia and atrioventricular (AV) block are typically not reported in hyperthyroid patients. We present here a case of primary hyperthyroidism with symptomatic high-grade AV block as the sole presenting feature of hyperthyroidism without any obvious precipitating factors for thyroid disease or AV block. This case highlights a rare presentation of high-grade AV block with the risk of progression to complete AV block as a complication of an untreated overactive thyroid.
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