Key result
Oral calcium and vitamin D3 supplementation completely reversed hypocalcemia-induced dilated cardiomyopathy, normalizing left ventricular ejection fraction from 37% to 61% over 5 months.
Population
1 57-year-old female with dilated cardiomyopathy and severe hypocalcemia 6 months after total thyroidectomy.
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
5 months
Authors
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Reversibility shown in one case with supplementation; leaves open generalizability and need for prospective validation.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Hypocalcemia-induced dilated cardiomyopathy is a rare, reversible condition that can be completely recovered with calcium and vitamin D supplementation.
Sung et al. (2010) conducted a case report in Hypocalcemia-induced dilated cardiomyopathy (n=1). Oral calcium and vitamin D3 was evaluated on Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Oral calcium and vitamin D3 supplementation completely reversed hypocalcemia-induced dilated cardiomyopathy, normalizing left ventricular ejection fraction from 37% to 61% over 5 months.
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