title: The role of selenium deficiency in occidental dilated cardiomyopathy.
abstract: The whole blood selenium concentrations were measured in 14 consecutive cases of catheter-proven dilated cardiomyopathy. The mean range of selenium was 59 ng/mL (SD 14). Patients with coronary heart disease had a mean value of 44 ng/mL (9.7) and normal controls had 78 ng/mL (20.1). These results would not support the hypothesis that selenium deficiency is an important causative agent in dilated cardiomyopathy in New Zealand.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Princess Margaret Hospital, Christchurch.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikram
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Crozier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Webster
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Low
mesh_terms: D001602:Beriberi / Q000097:blood; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D012643:Selenium / Q000172:deficiency*; D013318:Stroke Volume
chemical_list: D012643:Selenium