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Keshan Disease

  • Definition: The specific condition associated with selenium deficiency that causes Keshan cardiomyopathy is known simply as Keshan disease.
  • Nature of the Condition: It is an endemic, potentially fatal cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease) that was first documented in the Keshan region of Heilongjiang Province in China.
  • Underlying Cause:
  • Primarily triggered by a profound dietary deficiency of selenium.
  • Often co-triggered or exacerbated by a secondary factor, specifically a mutated strain of the Coxsackievirus (an enterovirus) that thrives in selenium-deficient biological environments.
  • Primary Target Groups: Historically, it most frequently affected children and women of childbearing age living in areas with extremely low levels of selenium in the local soil and food chain.
  • Pathological Effects:
  • Leads to multifocal myocardial necrosis (death of heart muscle tissue).
  • Results in heart enlargement, compromised cardiac function, congestive heart failure, and eventually cardiogenic shock if left unaddressed.
  • Prevention and Intervention:
  • Can be effectively prevented and treated through the targeted administration of selenium supplementation (such as sodium selenite).
  • Highlights the critical biochemical role of selenium as an essential antioxidant and structural component of vital selenoproteins (like glutathione peroxidase) that protect cardiac tissue from free radical damage and oxidative stress.
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Selenium - connections

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