Case Report Acute Myocarditis Secondary to Graves’ Disease: A Case Report
by Laura Eouzan-Dahan1,2,*, Alexandre Neyret1, Thibaut Wajchert1, Virginie Desforges-Bullet3, Géraldine Gibault-Genty1, Jean-Louis Georges1
1Cardiology Department, Versailles Hospital Center, André Mignot Hospital, Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France
2Emergency Reception Service, Versailles Hospital Center, André Mignot Hospital, Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France
3Endocrinology-Diabetology Department, Versailles Hospital Center, André Mignot Hospital, Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France
*Corresponding author: Laura Eouzan-Dahan, Cardiology Department, Hospital Andre mignot, 177 Rue De Versailles, 78157 Le Chesnay Cedex, France
Received Date: 14 September 2024
Accepted Date: 18 September 2024
Published Date: 20 September 2024
Citation: Eouzan-Dahan L, Neyret A, Wajchert T, Desforges-Bullet V, Gibault-Genty G, et al (2024) Acute Myocarditis Secondary to Graves’ Disease: A Case Report. Ann Case Report. 9: 1981. https://doi.org/10.29011/2574-7754.101981
Abstract
The relationships between the thyroid and the heart are close and complex. In rare cases, hyperthyroidism induced by Graves' disease can be complicated by an acute myocarditis, which may be life threatening. We report the case of a 41-year-old woman with Graves' disease not controlled by antithyroid drugs, hospitalized for odynophagia, palpitations due to atrial fibrillation, diffuse ST elevation on ECG and an increase in cardiac troponin. Coronary angiography was normal, cardiac MRI confirmed acute myocarditis. The evolution was favourable after a phase marked by supraventricular and ventricular rhythm disorders. The diagnostic and therapeutic challenge of this association are discussed, with a review of the literature.
Keywords: Acute Myocarditis; Graves' Disease; Hyperthyroidism; Cardiothyreosis.