A Rare Cause of Cardiomyopathy: A Case of Selenium Deficiency Causing Severe Cardiomyopathy that Improved on Supplementation
| Autor: | Wassim Shaheen, Mahmoud Al Rifai, Cyrus Munguti |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment nutritional cardiomyopathy Cardiology Cardiomyopathy heart failure chemistry.chemical_element 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Gastroenterology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Selenium deficiency Internal medicine Internal Medicine Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine selenium Nutritional cardiomyopathy business.industry selenium induced cardiomyopathy General Engineering Bowel resection medicine.disease Micronutrient chemistry Heart failure business Selenium |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | Selenium-associated cardiomyopathy is a rare but potentially fatal condition that has previously been described in the literature. Once identified, the condition may be reversible via supplementation. Gastrointestinal operations, especially bariatric and bowel resection, are increasingly associated with multiple deficiencies, including a deficiency of the micronutrient selenium (Se). This case report presents a patient with Se-deficient cardiomyopathy whose condition improved due to Se replacement. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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