Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy with Schmidt's Syndrome: Report of a Case

Abstract

Schmidt's syndrome is an autoimmune disease, which can present as a complication of idiopathic Addison's disease and chronic thyroiditis (Hashimoto's disease), and may cause acute adrenal insufficiency in the presence of stress such as surgery. In this study, we report a patient with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) complicated by Schmidt's syndrome who did not develop any complications after surgery.

Key words

Schmidt's syndrome - Addison's disease - cardiomyopathy

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