Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
Conditions
Brief summary
Vitamin D deficiency could be a high risk for cardiovascular diseases. It has been recently reported that vitamin D deficiency is another cause of heart failure and cardiomyopathies. It was found that vitamin D supplementation improved the heart function. The purpose of this study is to evaluate patients with idiopathic cardiomyopathies and determine whether vitamin D supplementation in cases where there is a deficiency, improves heart functioning.
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTVitamin D
Sponsors
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with idiopathic cardiomyopathy
Exclusion criteria
* Post heart surgery * Congenital heart disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of participants with Improvement of heart function | 6 months |
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactEias Kassem, MD
Outcome results
None listed