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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]

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Common risk factors in the development of myxedema coma include hypothermia, cerebrovascular accidents, congestive heart failure, infections, drugs,gastrointestinal bleeding, trauma, and electrolyte disturbances.

Common risk factors in the development of myxedema coma include:^[1]^[2]^[3]

↑ Mazonson PD, Williams ML, Cantley LK, Dalldorf FG, Utiger RD, Foster JR (1984). "Myxedema coma during long-term amiodarone therapy". Am. J. Med. 77 (4): 751–4. PMID 6486153.
↑ Kargili A, Turgut FH, Karakurt F, Kasapoglu B, Kanbay M, Akcay A (2010). "A forgotten but important risk factor for severe hyponatremia: myxedema coma". Clinics (Sao Paulo). 65 (4): 447–8. doi:10.1590/S1807-59322010000400015. PMC 2862668. PMID 20454504.
↑ Kwaku MP, Burman KD (2007). "Myxedema coma". J Intensive Care Med. 22 (4): 224–31. doi:10.1177/0885066607301361. PMID 17712058.