Reversible dilated cardiomyopathy caused by idiopathic hypoparathyroidism
Youn Joo Jung, Sung Eun Kim, Ji Yeon Hong, Jun Hee Lee, Dae Gyun Park, Kyoo Rok Han, Dong Jin Oh
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):605-608. Published online August 14, 2013
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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