Citation

Briel A, Veber B, Dureuil B. Ann. Fr. Anesth. Reanim. 1997; 16(7): 911-912.

Vernacular Title

Carence en selenium favorisant la survenue d'une defaillance cardiaque apres un

Affiliation

Service de réanimation chirurgicale, CHU Charles-Nicolle, Rouen, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9750622

Abstract

A 47-year-old multiple trauma patient, experiencing a C. Difficile colitis with diarrhoea, developed diffuse oedema with peritoneal and pleural effusion due to global heart failure. Selenium deficiency, reported in trauma patients, may explain the occurrence of cardiomyopathy. The role of selenium in cardiac dysfunction and the various situations inducing a selenium deficiency are discussed.

Language: fr