title: [Hypocalcemia as a cause of reversible heart failure].
abstract: A 72-year-old woman with therapy resistant congestive heart failure presented with severe hypocalcaemia due to hypoparathyroidism after strumectomy more than 25 years before. After suppletion of calcium her complaints resolved and there was considerable improvement in left ventricular function. Our case report suggests that hypocalcaemia induced cardiomyopathy should be considered in the differential diagnosis of therapy resistant heart failure and that myocardial impairment is reversible after administration of calcium.
authors.affiliation: Afd. Cardiologie, Medisch Centrum Alkmaar.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bolk
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ruiter
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: van Geelen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002118:Calcium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D007011:Hypoparathyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium