title: [Cardiac changes in patients with hypercalcemia].
abstract: Patients with hypercalcaemia have a markedly greater risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than normocalcaemic age- and sex-matched controls. Cardiovascular findings in hypercalcaemic patients frequently include characteristic ECG changes, left ventricular hypertrophy, and myocardial calcific deposits. Furthermore, these subjects have a higher incidence of angina pectoris and calcification of the heart valves. Baseline screening for hypercalcaemia should include ECG and echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Kardiologie, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin II, Wien.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stefenelli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Globits
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bergler-Klein
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Woloszczuk
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Längle
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Niederle
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000503:physiopathology; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000503:physiopathology; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium
vernacular_title: Kardiale Veränderungen bei Patienten mit Hyperkalzämie.