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Recognition of this potentially reversible condition is crucial in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with suspected myopericarditis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case summary<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 42-year-old woman presented with recurrent chest pain initially suspected as relapsing myopericarditis following a recent SARS-CoV-2 infection. The electrocardiogram showed sinus rhythm with diffuse low-voltage QRS complexes. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated preserved biventricular systolic function and a circumferential pericardial effusion measuring up to 8\u2005mm, without echocardiographic signs of cardiac tamponade. Laboratory tests revealed a markedly elevated creatine phosphokinase (&amp;gt;3000\u2005U\/L), mild troponin elevation, and severe hypothyroidism (thyroid-stimulating hormone: 538 \u00b5U\/mL) with positive thyroid antibodies. Cardiac magnetic resonance demonstrated diffuse biventricular myocardial oedema and mild-to-moderate pericardial effusion without late gadolinium enhancement. In the context of severe hypothyroidism, these findings were considered consistent with cardiac myxoedema. Thyroid hormone replacement resulted in rapid clinical and echocardiographic improvement. The overall clinical, biochemical, and imaging findings supported severe hypothyroidism as the underlying cause.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This case highlights severe hypothyroidism as a reversible cause of myocardial oedema that may mimic inflammatory myopericarditis and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with myocardial oedema and pericardial effusion.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ehjcr\/ytag587","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,20]],"date-time":"2026-08-20T11:46:46Z","timestamp":1787226406000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Cardiac myxoedema due to severe hypothyroidism mimicking myopericarditis: a case 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