Hypocalcemic congestive heart failure.
We have described a patient who had congestive heart failure associated with hypocalcemia. The heart failure improved as the serum calcium increased. We conclude that severe hypocalcemia may produce congestive failure in the normal heart.
D000328:Adult; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000150:complications*; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood
D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium