Hypocalcemic Heart Failure: A Case Report

Turgay Ulaş; Fatma Paksoy; Mehmet Ali Eren; Hacı Gökhan Apucu; İrfan Tursun; Adile Çakır; Fatih Borlu

doi:10.58600/eurjther.2011-17-1-750-arch

Authors

Turgay Ulaş Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Şanlıurfa
Fatma Paksoy Şişli Etfal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, İç Hastalıkları Kliniği, İstanbul
Mehmet Ali Eren Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Endokrinoloji Bilim Dalı, Şanlıurfa
Hacı Gökhan Apucu Avukat Cengiz Gökçek Devlet Hastanesi, İç Hastalıkları Kliniği, Gaziantep
İrfan Tursun Iğdır Devlet Hastanesi, İç Hastalıkları Kliniği, Iğdır
Adile Çakır Vakfıkebir Devlet Hastanesi, İç Hastalıkları Kliniği, Trabzon
Fatih Borlu Şişli Etfal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, 3. Dahiliye Kliniği, İstanbul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58600/eurjther.2011-17-1-750-arch

Keywords:

Heart failure, hypocalcemia

Abstract

Heart failure due to hypocalcemia is a very rare condition. Ensuring heart failure due to hypocalcemia is refractory to conventional treatment. We reported a 47-year-old woman who developed cardiac failure due to hypocalcemia. Echocardiography showed left ventricular dilatation, mild systolic dysfunction (ejection fraction %43), and pericardial effusion. Serum calcium level was too low. After treatment of heart failure by calcium-vitamin D supplementation, signs and symptoms of heart failure improved rapidly. Serum calcium level should be monitored in every patient with cardiac failure and hypocalcemia should be considered in patients with refractory heart failure.

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