Severe hypothyroidism after coronary artery bypass grafting

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dc.contributorSarma, AK
dc.contributorKrishna, M
dc.contributorKarunakaran, J
dc.contributorNeema, PK
dc.contributorNeelakandhan, KS
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-04T11:45:12Z
dc.date.available2012-12-04T11:45:12Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractA 56-year-old man with unstable angina underwent urgent coronary artery bypass grafting. The patient required reintubation and prolonged ventilation because of persistent drowsiness and hypotension. The patient was weaned off the ventilator and extubated; however, he remained drowsy and lethargic. Neurologic examination, electroencephalogram, and computed tomography scan of the brain did not show any organic cause of his depressed neurologic status. His metabolic profile revealed severe hypothyroidism. The patient responded well to oral thyroxine. We report the unusual manner in which hypothyroidism presented in the patient. A high index of suspicion is required to diagnose and treat this complication.
dc.identifier.citationANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY. 80; 2; 714-716en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.01.020
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16039238
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.sctimst.ac.in/handle/123456789/1039
dc.publisherANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
dc.subjectCritical Care
dc.titleSevere hypothyroidism after coronary artery bypass grafting
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