Sudden cardiac arrest as a rare presentation of myxedema coma: case report
Myxedema coma is a decompensated hypothyroidism which occurs due to long-standing, undiagnosed, or untreated hypothyroidism. Untreated hypothyroidism is known to affect almost all organs including the heart. It is associated with a decrease in cardiac output, stroke volume due to decreased myocardia...
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center,
2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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