Severe reversible dilated cardiomyopathy and hyperthyroidism: case report and review of the literature.

Objective: To describe a case of a 46-year-old woman with Graves' disease and reversible low-output congestive heart failure and present a comparative analysis of 23 similar cases reported in the literature.

Methods: A detailed case report is presented. In addition, a review of the pertinent literature published between 1960 and 2002 was performed to identify similar cases of dilated cardiomyopathy and thyrotoxicosis and to assess the findings in these patients.