Dilated cardiomyopathy due to hypocalcaemia: a case report

Background Hypocalcaemia is a rare, but reversible, cause of dilated cardiomyopathy causing heart failure. Several case reports have been reported on reversible cardiomyopathy secondary to hypocalcaemia. Case presentation We report a case of 54-year-old female Sri Lankan patient who presented with s...

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Published in:Journal of medical case reports Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 204 - 4
Main Authors: Rupasinghe, Nilushka, Ranasinghe, Priyanga, Wanninayake, Leonard
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London BioMed Central 11.04.2024
BioMed Central Ltd
Springer Nature B.V
BMC
Subjects:
Alfacalcidol
Angina pectoris
Calcifediol
Cardiac patients
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
Cardiovascular disease
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case reports
Coronary vessels
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Ejection fraction
Family Medicine
General Practice
Health aspects
Heart failure
Hypocalcaemic cardiomyopathy
Hypocalcemia
Hypothyroidism
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Myocarditis
Parathyroid hormone
Primary Care Medicine
Primary hypothyroidism
Public Health
Surgical Oncology
Thyroid gland
Type 2 diabetes
Vein & artery diseases
Vitamin D
Vitamin deficiency
Sri Lanka
Hypocalcaemic cardiomyopathy
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Primary hypothyroidism
ISSN:1752-1947, 1752-1947
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Summary:Background Hypocalcaemia is a rare, but reversible, cause of dilated cardiomyopathy causing heart failure. Several case reports have been reported on reversible cardiomyopathy secondary to hypocalcaemia. Case presentation We report a case of 54-year-old female Sri Lankan patient who presented with shortness of breath and was diagnosed with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction due to dilated cardiomyopathy. The etiology for dilated cardiomyopathy was identified as hypocalcemic cardiomyopathy, secondary to primary hypoparathyroidism, which was successfully treated with calcium and vitamin D replacement therapy. Conclusion This adds to literature of this rare cause of reversible cardiomyopathy secondary to hypocalcemia reported from the South Asian region of the world. This case highlights the impact of proper treatment improving the heart failure in patients with hypocalcemic cardiomyopathy.
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ISSN:1752-1947
1752-1947
DOI:10.1186/s13256-024-04505-3