Ventricular fibrillation in hypercalcaemic crisis due to primary hyperparathyroidism

Ventricular fibrillation in hypercalcaemic crisis due to primary hyperparathyroidism

We report the case of a 64-year-old man who presented with severe hypercalcaemia secondary to primary hyperparathyroidism. Soon after admission he developed ventricular fibrillation with no other cause than this severe hypercalcaemia. Although the occurrence of cardiac arrhythmias in hypercalcaemia...

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Veröffentlicht in:Netherlands journal of medicine 2004-03, Vol.62 (3), p.94-96
Hauptverfasser: KIEWIET, R. M, PONSSEN, H. H, JANSSENS, E. N. W, FELS, Ph. W
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Sprache:eng
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Biological and medical sciences
Calcium - blood
Calcium - metabolism
Cardiac dysrhythmias
Cardiology. Vascular system
Confusion
Electrocardiography
Endocrinopathies
General aspects
Heart
Humans
Hypercalcemia - complications
Hyperparathyroidism - complications
Hyperparathyroidism - metabolism
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Non tumoral diseases. Target tissue resistance. Benign neoplasms
Parathyroids. Parafollicular cells. Cholecalciferol. Phosphocalcic homeostasis (diseases)
Risk Factors
Ventricular Fibrillation - diagnosis
Ventricular Fibrillation - etiology
Ventricular Fibrillation - metabolism
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Zusammenfassung:We report the case of a 64-year-old man who presented with severe hypercalcaemia secondary to primary hyperparathyroidism. Soon after admission he developed ventricular fibrillation with no other cause than this severe hypercalcaemia. Although the occurrence of cardiac arrhythmias in hypercalcaemia is widely known, ventricular fibrillation has never been described before.
ISSN:0300-2977
1872-9061