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[Hypocalcemia associated with heart failure in infants]
Harefuah
|December 16, 1990
Summary
Hypocalcemia, a calcium deficiency, can mimic heart failure symptoms in infants. Correcting calcium levels resolved heart failure signs in two infants, highlighting the importance of checking calcium in pediatric heart failure cases.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Cardiology
- Endocrinology
Background:
- Infantile heart failure presents with significant clinical and radiographic signs.
- Hypocalcemia is a potential, yet often overlooked, cause of cardiac dysfunction in neonates and infants.