Key result
Vitamin D deficiency and consequent hypocalcaemia caused severe infant heart failure in 16 breast-fed infants, leading to 6 cardiac arrests and 3 deaths.
Population
16 infants with severe heart failure associated with vitamin D deficiency and hypocalcaemia, median age 5.3…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
mean 12.4 months to achieve normal fractional shortening
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to vitamin D deficiency in breast-fed infants with unexplained heart failure; case reports leave open incidence and prevention strategies.
Observational (n=16)
Yes
Vitamin D deficiency and consequent hypocalcaemia are important, preventable causes of severe, life-threatening heart failure in infants, particularly among ethnic minorities.
Maiya et al. (2007) conducted an observational in Infant heart failure / cardiomyopathy (n=16). Vitamin D deficiency and hypocalcaemia was evaluated on Clinical characteristics and prognosis. Vitamin D deficiency and consequent hypocalcaemia caused severe infant heart failure in 16 breast-fed infants, leading to 6 cardiac arrests and 3 deaths.
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