Reversible dilated cardiomyopathy caused by primary hyperparathyroidism: A case report

Table 2 Clinical features of the present patient and the two patients already reported in the literature

	Age and gender	Clinical characteristics	Serum calcium (mmol/L)	Treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism	Pathologic diagnosis	Postoperative efficacy
Our patient	52-year-old male	Dyspnea, fatigue, anorexia and abdominal distention	2.78-3.03	Surgery	Parathyroid adenoma	Improvement of cardiac function
Koch et al[4]	55-year-old male	Dyspnea, diarrhea and arrhythmia	3.0-3.2	Surgery	Parathyroid adenoma	Improvement of cardiac function and arrhythmia decreased
Kiernan et al[5]	65-year-old female	Cardiogenic shock, dyspnea, anorexia, nausea and fatigue	3.2	-	-	-