Adolescent ; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated ; diagnosis ; etiology ; physiopathology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Graves Disease ; complications ; diagnosis ; physiopathology ; Humans

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is usually an idiopathic disease with a poor prognosis. Hypocalcemia is a rare and reversible cause of DCM. Here, we report a 50-year-old female with DCM, induced by idiopathic hypoparathyroidism, that improved after treatment with calcium.
Calcium/administration & dosage ; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/diagnosis/*etiology/physiopathology ; Dietary Supplements ; Electrocardiography ; Female ; Humans ; Hypocalcemia/diagnosis/drug therapy/*etiology ; Hypoparathyroidism/*complications/diagnosis/drug therapy ; Middle Aged ; Recovery of Function ; Treatment Outcome ; Vitamin D/administration & dosage