Heart failure and neonatal hypocalcaemia.
Six infants had congestive heart failure for which no cause could be found apart from a low serum calcium. All except one recovered completely and had normal chest x-ray appearances and E.C.G.s on discharge from hospital. Necropsy on the infant who died shoed engorgement and dilation of the right side of the heart and a small ductus but no other abnormalities. It is suggested that hypocalcaemia should be considered as a possible cause of heart failure in infants, especially when oedema is prominent.
D001344:Autopsy; D004106:Dilatation; D004373:Ductus Arteriosus / Q000473:pathology; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000150:complications*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography