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ROJAS-SOLANO, José Rafael; PELAEZ-GIL, María Claudia  e  JIMENEZ-BOLANOS, Francisco. Taponamiento cardíaco por hipotiroidismo: descripción de 2 casos. Rev. costarric. cardiol [online]. 2005, vol.7, n.3, pp.28-30. ISSN 1409-4142.

Pericardial effusion in hypothyroidism seldom evolves to cardiac tamponade, a fatal complication if diagnosis and treatment are delayed. In this article, we describe 2 singular cases and discuss important facts about the pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of this disease.