Open AccessA heart set in stone: A case of extensive cardiac calcification
Author(s) -
Roopali Khanna,
Aditya Kapoor,
Neetu Soni
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
heart views
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-5123
pISSN - 1995-705X
DOI - 10.4103/1995-705x.192557
Subject(s) - medicine , calcification , ventricle , endomyocardial fibrosis , heart failure , rare disease , cardiology , computed tomography , radiology , calcinosis , fibrosis , disease
Massive endocardial calcification is a rare entity. We describe a rare disease endomyocardial fibrosis associated with massive calcification of the left ventricle suspected on a chest X-ray and confirmed by echocardiography and computed tomography in an 18-year-old female presenting with breathlessness and congestive heart failure.
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