Cardiac symptoms in a patient with Addison's disease and hypothyreosis on the basis of autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type II
2012
Abstract
In many endocrine diseases we can find a heart disorder. We present a case of a young patient aged 34 years, who was examined for non-specific ST-T abnormalities on ECG and a new-diagnosed left ventricle dysfunction with suspicion to the acute coronary syndroma.
However, this diagnosis wasn't verified. Endocrinological examination detected the Addison's disease and a severe hypothyreosis.
After the hormonal substitution therapy was given, the patient became asymptomatic and the ECG- and echocardiographic changes disappeared