Selenium- and Zinc-Deficient Cardiomyopathy in Human Intestinal Malabsorption: Preliminary Results of Selenium/Zinc Infusion

Abstract

A reversible Se- and Zn-deficient cardiomyopathy may occur in patients with intestinal malabsorption. It is characterized by decline of myocardial antioxidant reserve, oxidative damage of cell membranes, and enhanced cell autophagy.