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10 Calcium Deficiency Signs & Symptoms

Heart Problems

The vital organ, heart, features a conduction system using electric current. This small current serves as signals usually sent out to the heart muscles giving detailed instruction on pumping more blood to other parts of the body. In situations, when there is no adequate amount of calcium, abnormalities occur in the body’s electrical conduction mechanism, and a good example is not abnormal heartbeats.

This irregular heart rhythm may result in fainting or feeling as though your heart is racing too fast, or has skipped too many beats. Calcium deficiency has several negative impacts on the heart muscles responsible for the pumping and contraction of blood, which in the end may result in heart failure.