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. 1991 Jan;67(783):81–83. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.67.783.81

Unstable anginal syndrome and pulmonary oedema due to thyrotoxicosis.

M Glikson 1, D Freimark 1, R Leor 1, M Shechter 1, E Kaplinsky 1, B Rabinowitz 1
PMCID: PMC2398950  PMID: 2057437

Abstract

We report on a 40 year old woman who presented with typical unstable angina pectoris associated with pulmonary oedema, due to poorly controlled hyperthyroidism. No cardiac abnormality was detected by echo-Doppler and nuclear ventriculography. Coronary angiography demonstrated normal coronary arteries. This case represents a new manifestation of the known association of cardiac ischaemia with hyperthyroidism in the presence of normal coronary arteries.

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