Reversible dilated cardiomyopathy caused by idiopathic hypoparathyroidism

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is usually an idiopathic disease with a poor prognosis. Hypocalcemia is a rare and reversible cause of DCM. Here, we report a 50-year-old female with DCM, induced by idiopathic hypoparathyroidism, that improved after treatment with calcium.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jung, Youn Joo, Kim, Sung Eun, Hong, Ji Yeon, Lee, Jun Hee, Park, Dae Gyun, Han, Kyoo Rok, Oh, Dong Jin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3759768/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24009458
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2013.28.5.605
Descripción
Sumario:Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is usually an idiopathic disease with a poor prognosis. Hypocalcemia is a rare and reversible cause of DCM. Here, we report a 50-year-old female with DCM, induced by idiopathic hypoparathyroidism, that improved after treatment with calcium.

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