title: Hypocalcemic Cardiomyopathy and Pseudohypoparathyroidism Due to Severe Vitamin D Deficiency.
abstract: Hypocalcemic cardiomyopathy is a rare entity. We describe a patient with severe heart failure, decreased ejection fraction and global hypokinesia documented on echocardiogram, associated with severe hypocalcemia, very low vitamin D status, increased QT intervals, increased BNP (serum brain natriuretic peptide) levels and CPK (creatine phosphokinase) levels. All these defects reversed on treatment with vitamin D and calcium within a few days without any specific cardiac intervention.
authors.affiliation: Senior Consultant Endocrinologist, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Batra
authors.affiliation: Senior Consultant Cardiologist, Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre, New Delhi.
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002118:Calcium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D004452:Echocardiography; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D018476:Hypokinesia; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood; D011547:Pseudohypoparathyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014815:Vitamins; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D014807:Vitamin D; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D002118:Calcium