ea0037ep1321 | Clinical Cases–Thyroid/Other | ECE2015
Besis George
, Kyriakakis Nikolaos
, Premawardhana Lakdasa D
Introduction: GravesÂ’ disease (GD) is associated with a number of cardiovascular complications, including rhythm disturbances, mitral valve prolapse, pulmonary hypertension and heart failure. Pericardial effusion in the context of GD has only been reported in a small number of cases.Case: A 59-year-old gentleman presented with a 3-day history of dyspnoea and pleuritic chest pain. He had a previous history of GD 8 months ago, pulmonary embolism (PE),...