Heart failure due to chronic hypoparathyroidism in patient with acute coronary syndrome

Abstract

Severe heart failure can be a rare symptom of hypocalcemia. We report a case of a 58 year-old male admitted with a diagnosisof acute coronary syndrome. The ECG showed prolonged QTc interval with severly impared left ventricular ejection fractionrecognised in echocardiography. During the hospitalisation hypocalcemia due to primary hypoparathyreoidism was revealedto be the cause of those symptoms.