title: Infants with dilated cardiomyopathy and hypocalcemia.
abstract: Hypocalcemia is a rare reversible cause of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and congestive heart failure; however, there are few reported cases, especially in infants. We describe 12 infants presenting with DCM and congestive cardiac failure who were found to have hypocalcemia. Vitamin D deficiency was the cause of hypocalcemia in all cases. The infants improved on supplementation with vitamin D and calcium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, KPC Medical College and RTIICS, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Debmalya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sanyal
authors.forename: Moutusi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raychaudhuri
keywords: Dilated cardiomyopathy; hypocalcaemia; vitamin D deficiency