Case Report
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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