A case of hypocalcemia-induced dilated cardiomyopathy.
Hypocalcemia is a rare cause of dilated cardiomyopathy. Hypocalcemia induced cardiomyopathy is usually reversible when calcium level returns to normal range. We experienced a case of 57-year-old woman who had suffered from hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy and its consequence of dilated cardiomyopathy. After supplementation of calcium and vitamin D, symptoms of heart failure and LV function were recovered.
Sung
Joong Kyung
JK
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea.
Kim
Jang-Young
JY
Ryu
Dong-Wook
DW
Lee
Jun-Won
JW
Youn
Young-Jin
YJ
Yoo
Byung-Su
BS
Choe
Kyung-Hoon
KH