Open AccessHypocalcemic heart failure: A reversible form of heart muscle disease
Author(s) -
Suzuki Takaaki,
Ikeda Uichi,
Fujikawa Hideyjuki,
Shimada Kazuyuki,
Saito Ken
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960210319
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , cardiology , cardiomyopathy , heart disease , muscle disease , hypoparathyroidism , calcium , 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.