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Successful Surgical Treatment of Cardiac Complication of Graves Disease

  • Min, Jooncheol (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Woong-Han (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jang, Woo Sung (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Eun Seok (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Sungkyu (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Kwang Ho (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Children's Hospital, Pusan National University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2013.10.01
  • Accepted : 2013.11.05
  • Published : 2014.06.05
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Abstract

Cardiac complications such as arrhythmia and heart failure are common in Graves disease. Early detection and proper treatment of hyperthyroidism are important because cardiac complications are reported to be reversible if the thyroid function is normalized by medical treatment. We report here a case of cardiac complication of Graves disease that was too late to reverse with medical treatment and required surgical treatment.

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