TY - JOUR T1 - Pericardial Effusion in Primary Hypothyroidism TT - تجمع مایع پریکارد در هیپوتیروئیدی اولیه JF - umsha JO - umsha VL - 7 IS - 1 UR - http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-949-en.html Y1 - 2000 SP - 0 EP - 0 KW - Hypothyroidism / Pericardial Effusion N2 - The incidence of pericardial effusion in untreated hypothyroidism is reported to be 30% to 80%. The study of pericardial effusion in primary hypothyroidism was our objective. 51patients with clinical or overt hypothyroidism and abnormal thyroid function test was admitted to internal medicine ward in Mobasher Kashani Hospital in Hamadan between1995-998.In all patients with clinical or overt hypothyroidism with raised TSH and lowT, echocardiography for persent pericardial effusion was done. In this study 51 patients with hypothyroidism were studied(17 male and 34 female) the mean of age in this group was 47.41 years with minimum 16 years and maximum 75 years. Pericardial effusion was seen in different degree in 29 cases (56.9%). Pericardial effusion in primary hypothyroidism related with severity and duration of the disease . Pericardial effusion may be a frequent manifestation in advanced severe stage and myxedema but a rare association of hypothyroidism in early mild stage. M3 ER -