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  • Title: Reversible dilated cardiomyopathy associated with post-partum thyrotoxic storm.
    Author: Daly MJ, Wilson CM, Dolan SJ, Kennedy A, McCance DR.
    Journal: QJM; 2009 Mar; 102(3):217-9. PubMed ID: 19141496.
    Abstract:
    The following case of a young mother presenting with post-partum pulmonary oedema, highlights a singular and life-threatening complication of a common condition (thyrotoxicosis). While thyrotoxic heart disease is well described, thyrotoxic storm in the post-partum period associated with dilated cardiomyopathy, congestive cardiac failure and ventricular fibrillation is exceptional.
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