Hypocalcemia as a reversible cause of heart failure
Calcium plays a key role in heart muscle contraction and relaxation. Hypocalcemic heart failure is a rare and potentially reversible disturbance, which reflects this intrinsic relationship.The authors present the case of a 35-year-old woman who developed acute heart failure during the early postoper...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition) |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204911000675 |