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"Porcelain heart" cardiomyopathy secondary to hyperparathyroidism: radiographic, echocardiographic, and cardiac CT appearances.
Freeman, James Dodd, Jonathan D Ridge, Carol A O'Neill, Ailbhe McCreery, Charles Quinn, Martin
Freeman, James
Dodd, Jonathan D
Ridge, Carol A
O'Neill, Ailbhe
McCreery, Charles
Quinn, Martin
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Date
2012-02-01T10:29:34Z
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Aged, 80 and over
*Cardiomyopathies/etiology/radiography/ultrasonography
*Echocardiography
Female
Humans
Hyperparathyroidism/*complications
Radiography, Thoracic
*Tomography, X-Ray Computed
*Cardiomyopathies/etiology/radiography/ultrasonography
*Echocardiography
Female
Humans
Hyperparathyroidism/*complications
Radiography, Thoracic
*Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Abstract
We report the radiographic, echocardiographic and cardiac CT appearances of 'porcelain heart' in an 85-year-old woman who presented with progressive heart failure. The extensive myocardial calcification was secondary to hyperparathyroidism with renal failure.
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eng
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1876-861X (Electronic)
1876-861X (Linking)
1876-861X (Linking)
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DOI
10.1016/j.jcct.2010.08.005
PMID
21030332