Complete atrioventricular heart block in congenital hypothyroidism

Olgunturk R., Tunaoglu F., Oguz D., Cinaz P., Bideci A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.40, no.3, pp.431-435, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 40 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.431-435
  • Keywords: AV block, hypothyroidism, congenital, CARDIAC-FUNCTION, CARDIOMYOPATHY
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Severe hypothyroidism in children is known to produce cardiac abnormalities such as asymmetric thickening or hypertrophy of the interventricular septum, smaller internal dimensions of the left ventricle, a smaller left ventricular outflow tract, and less systolic septal excursion. In this report, we present a 1.5-year-old boy who was admitted to our hospital because of growth retardation. According to the clinical and laboratory findings, congenital hypothyroidism, dilated cardiomyopathy (DCMP), atrioventricular complete heart block and secundum type atrial septal defect were diagnosed.