A 46-year-old man developed "dilated cardiomyopathy" probably caused by selenium deficiency while on total parenteral nutrition (TPN). This development emphasizes the role of considering selenium deficiency as a reversible cause of unexplained cardiomyopathy in impaired nutritional state.
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Yusuf et al. (2002) studied this question.