in particular, acute coronary syndrome.
2 In addition, the acute illness of the pancreas
is associated with a number of metabolic
abnormalities, such as hypocalcemia and
hypophosphatemia which may cause hemodynamic
changes and variations in the concentration
of ionized calcium have been directly correlated
to changes in myocardial contractility.3 Our
aim is to review the current literature on the
involvement of heart during the course of acute
pancreatitis and to evaluate experimental and
clinical data on this topic.