Sudden cardiac arrest as a rare presentation of myxedema coma: case report

• Main Authors: Divya Salhan (Author), Deepak Sapkota (Author), Prakash Verma (Author), Saroj Kandel (Author), Omar Abdulfattah (Author), Antony Lixon (Author), Deribe Zwenge (Author), Frances Schmidt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...