Hypocalcemic cardiomyopathy presenting as cardiogenic shock

Hypocalcemia is a less known but treatable cause for dilated cardiomyopathy, leading to severe heart failure in children. Cardiogenic shock related to hypocalcemic cardiomyopathy is a rare event. We describe 5 infants presenting with cardiogenic shock over 3 years, who were found to have severe hypo...

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Main Authors: Pankaj Gupta, Munesh Tomar, Sitaraman Radhakrishnan, Savitri Shrivastava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
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Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2011;volume=4;issue=2;spage=152;epage=155;aulast=Gupta