ba0004p174 | (1) | ICCBH2015
Cheung Moira
, Braha Nirit
, Beck-Nielsen Signe
, Brain Caroline
, Allgrove Jeremy
Background: Dilated cardiomyopathy is the leading cardiac cause of death in children. Treatment options include heart transplantation. Reversible causes are rare but hypocalcaemia secondary to vitamin D deficiency is a recognised cause and presents during infancy in at risk populations. Risk factors include babies who were breast fed, dark skinned and from mothers with vitamin D deficiency. We present an unusual case of vitamin D replete, hypocalcaemic cardiomyopathy secondary...