Open AccessA rare and reversible case of heart failure—Hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism
Author(s) -
Oliveira Martins Duarte Josiana,
Pestana Pereira Paula Maria Lobato,
Sobral Ana Sofia Gonçalves,
Campoamor Durán David,
Silva Fernandes Ana Isabel,
Rita Henrique José Barrelas,
Sousa e Costa José António
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2397
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoparathyroidism , heart failure , rare disease , intensive care medicine , cardiology , disease
Physicians should look more carefully for the potential reversible causes of acute heart failure, namely hypoparathyroidism. The recovery of left ventricular function with the treatment of hypoparathyroidism underlines the importance of calcium and the reversibility of this type of cardiomyopathy.