Hypocalcemic heart failure: a reversible form of heart muscle disease.
This paper reports the case of a 53-year-old woman with hypocalcemia-induced reversible cardiomyopathy. Laboratory tests showed hypocalcemia caused by idiopathic hypoparathyroidism. Her left ventricular dysfunction persisted for a long period even after normalization of the serum calcium level. Observations suggest that physicians should be aware that hypocalcemia can be a reversible cause of cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure.
Suzuki
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Department of Cardiology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.
Ikeda
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U
Fujikawa
H
H
Saito
K
K
Shimada
K
K
D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007011:Hypoparathyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*