Key result
Normalizing serum calcium reverses severe myocardial dysfunction and normalizes LVEF in hypoparathyroidism.
Why the study?
Severe myocardial dysfunction caused by hypocalcaemia due to hypoparathyroidism and its reversibility after calcium normalization is not well characterized.
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Population
A 25 year old woman with severe myocardial dysfunction and hypocalcaemia
Comparison
Before and after restoration of normal serum calcium concentrations
Design
Case report
Hypocalcemia may be associated with reversible myocardial dysfunction; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
A 25 year old woman presented with severe myocardial dysfunction. Laboratory tests showed hypocalcaemia caused by hypoparathyroidism. After the restoration of normal concentrations of serum total and free ionic calcium indices of left ventricular function returned to normal and her symptoms disappeared.
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Csanády et al. (1990) studied this question. Restoration of normal serum calcium concentrations fully reversed severe myocardial dysfunction and normalized left ventricular function in a patient with hypoparathyroidism.
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