Rapid Response to Treatment of Heart Failure Resulting From Hypocalcemic Cardiomyopathy

YILMAZ O., Kilic Ö., Ciftel M., Hakan N.

PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE, cilt.30, sa.11, ss.822-823, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000269
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.822-823
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: hypocalcemia, dilated cardiomyopathy, infant, VITAMIN-D DEFICIENCY, DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY, NUTRITIONAL RICKETS
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Hypocalcemia is a rare condition that causes dilated cardiomyopathy and can result in heart failure. Patients with hypocalcemia have been reported to recover in 3 to 12 months after calcium and vitamin D replacement therapy as well as treatment of heart failure. A 6-month-old male patient who presented with dyspnea was admitted to the intensive care unit with severe heart failure and dilated cardiomyopathy. Blood biochemistry revealed hypocalcemia and vitamin D deficiency. After administration of anticongestive treatment, positive inotropic support, as well as vitamin D and calcium supplementation, cardiac function returned to normal in a week. Our case is the first report of such a rapid improvement in cardiac morphology and function in a patient with hypocalcemic dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure.