[Chronic right ventricular failure in a patient with diffuse toxic goiter and alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver: case description]

Kardiologiia. 2019 Jul 24;59(6S):61-64. doi: 10.18087/cardio.2650.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

We present a case of a patient with pronounced edematous‑ascitic syndrome. Initially, its causes were considered to be alcoholic cardiomyopathy (right ventricular failure) with heart rhythm disturbances and liver cirrhosis. Targeted treatment had a low clinical effect, which served as a basis for revising the diagnostic concept. Subsequent follow‑up revealed a diffuse toxic goiter with the predominant right ventricular lesion. Achieving euthyroidism has led to a significant improvement in the patient's condition.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Goiter*
  • Heart Failure*
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis*
  • Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic*
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Right*