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Arq. bras. cardiol
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78(6): 580-585, June 2002. ilus
Artigo
em Português, Inglês
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| ID: lil-316153
RESUMO
The authors describe a case of pericardial effusion accompanied by cardiac tamponade caused by primary hypothyroidism. Diagnosis was made by exclusion, because other causes of cardiac tamponade are more frequent. Emergency treatment of cardiac tamponade is pericardiocentesis (with possible pericardial window), and, after stabilization, performance of hormonal reposition therapy with L-thyroxin