{"id":21859,"date":"2016-12-24T05:00:47","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T23:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiophile.org\/?p=21859"},"modified":"2016-12-24T05:00:47","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T23:30:47","slug":"st-prolongation-in-hypocalcemia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/st-prolongation-in-hypocalcemia\/","title":{"rendered":"ST prolongation in hypocalcemia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8JJ6Zn0hbPg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">ST prolongation in hypocalcemia<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32398 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ST-prolongation-in-hypocalcemia.jpg\" alt=\"ST prolongation in hypocalcemia\" width=\"1450\" height=\"689\"><\/p>\n<p>ST prolongation in hypocalcemia: ST prolongation as a cause of QT interval prolongation is less common than other mechanisms of QT prolongation. In most cases it is a wide T wave or a combination of T-U which causes QT prolongation. QRS widening can also contribute to QT prolongation, though it is seldom a cause of QT prolongation beyond the upper limit of normal by itself. ST segment roughly corresponds to the phase 2 of myocardial action potential and ST prolongation without QRS widening or T wave widening is classical of hypocalcemia. This type of QT prolongation is less likely to cause the life threatening ventricular arrhythmia of torsades des pointes which is more common with the other varieties of QT prolongation which affect mostly phase 3 of myocardial action potential.<\/p>\n<p>Severe hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism has been reported to cause cardiomegaly and congestive heart failure [1]. An interesting case of reversible left ventricular dysfunction in an infant with vitamin D deficiency and hypocalcemia has been documented recently [2]. QT interval prolongation due to ST segment prolongation was noted in this baby. The baby had presented with features of cardiac failure. But soon after admission, the baby had tonic clonic seizure followed by apnea and bradycardia which was promptly resuscitated. Serum calcium was 5 mg\/dl. Baby was treated with intravenous calcium gluconate, vitamin D supplementation and other supportive measures. Cardiac failure improved and so did other parameters.<\/p>\n<p>Read on <a href=\"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/ecg-changes-in-hypomagnesemia-mechanism\/\">ECG changes in hypomagnesemia.<\/a> It may be noted that hypomagnesemia is often associated with hypocalcemia because magnesium is involved as a cofactor in the renal transport of calcium.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">References<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Bashour T, Basha HS, Cheng TO. Hypocalcemic cardiomyopathy.&nbsp;Chest. 1980 Oct;78(4):663-5.<\/li>\n<li>Chaudhari KD, Gangan R, John ST. Infant with Hypocalcemia and Dilated Cardiomyopathy&nbsp;Secondary to Vitamin D Deficiency.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/babymhospital.org\/BMH_MJ\/index.php\/BMHMJ\/article\/view\/40\/326\">BMH Medical Journal 2015;2(1):20-23.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST prolongation in hypocalcemia ST prolongation in hypocalcemia: ST prolongation as a cause of QT interval prolongation is less common than other mechanisms of QT prolongation. In most cases it is a wide T wave or a combination of T-U which causes QT prolongation. QRS widening can also contribute to QT prolongation, though it is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ecg-electrophysiology","category-ecg-library"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ST prolongation in hypocalcemia - less common cause of QT prolongation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ST prolongation in hypocalcemia: ST prolongation as a cause of QT interval prolongation is less common than other mechanisms of QT prolongation.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/st-prolongation-in-hypocalcemia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ST prolongation in hypocalcemia - 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