Ketogenic diet: Rapid onset of selenium deficiency-induced cardiac decompensation

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 834-838

  Sirikonda, Naga S ^a   Patten, William D ^a   Phillips, John R ^a   Mullett, Charles J ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Ketogenic diet; Perioperative screening; Selenium deficiency

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ADRENALIN; BICARBONATE; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; CREATINE KINASE MB; DOPAMINE; INSULIN; KETONE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM; MILRINONE; POTASSIUM; SELENIUM; SODIUM;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHLORIDE BLOOD LEVEL; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; KETOGENIC DIET; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QT PROLONGATION; REOPERATION; SELENIUM DEFICIENCY; SELENIUM DEFICIENCY INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; KETOGENIC DIET; MALE; SELENIUM;

EID: 84863983550     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-012-0219-6     Document Type: Article

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