| A Case of Recurrent Spontaneous Hypoglycemia in a 73-year-old Woman with Congestive Heart Failure |
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Kyehwan Kim, Wan Chul Kim, Eun-ju Lee, Jin-Sin Koh, Jeong Rang Park, Jong Ryeal Hahm, Jin-Yong Hwang |
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Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea |
| 심부전 환자에서 발생한 반복적인 자발성 저혈당과 의식저하 1예 |
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김계환, 김완철, 이은주, 고진신, 박정랑, 함종렬, 황진용 |
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경상대학교 의학전문대학원 경상대학교병원 내과 |
Correspondence:
Jeong Rang Park, Tel: +82-55-750-8068, Fax: +82-55-755-9078, Email: parkjrang@gmail.com
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Received: 7 July 2013 • Revised: 25 July 2013 • Accepted: 9 September 2013 |
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| Abstract |
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Hypoglycemia in adults without diabetes can be caused by drugs, critical illness, hormone deficiency, and hyperinsulinism. Spontaneous hypoglycemia in congestive heart failure has been reported rarely in adults. We report a case of spontaneous hypoglycemia in congestive heart failure in a 73-year-old woman with mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation who had been receiving treatment for 6 years. She had two episodes of low serum glucose with unconsciousness, but there was no evidence of diabetes. Heart failure with concomitant hepatic dysfunction was presumed to have caused the hypoglycemia. She underwent mitral valve replacement after being diagnosed with severe mitral stenosis. There was no episode of hypoglycemia during follow-up. |
| Key Words:
Hypoglycemia; Heart failure |
| 주제어:
저혈당; 심부전 |
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