Cushing’s Disease Presented by Reversible Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Abstract EN

Introduction.

Dilated cardiomyopathy is rarely reported among CS patients especially without hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy.

Materials and Methods.

We hereby report a Cushing’s syndrome case presenting with dilated cardiomyopathy.

Results.

A 48-year-old female patient was admitted to our clinic with severe proximal myopathy and dilated cardiomyopathy without ventricular hypertrophy.

Cushing’s disease was diagnosed and magnetic-resonance imaging of the pituitary gland revealed a microadenoma.

Under diuretic and ketoconazole treatments, she underwent a successful transnasal/transsphenoidal adenomectomy procedure.

Full recovery of symptoms and echocardiographic features was achieved after six months of surgery.

Conclusion.

Cushing’s syndrome must be kept in mind as a reversible cause of dilated cardiomyopathy.

Recovery of cardiomyopathy is achieved with successful surgery.