title: Calcification of the fetal heart--four case reports and a literature review.
abstract: Calcification of the heart and vessels in fetuses is a rare condition. It may be dystrophic or metastatic. An extremely rare form of vascular calcification has been termed 'idiopathic arterial calcification of infancy', which is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. We report four cases of myocardial calcifications of different origin diagnosed in utero. The correct diagnosis is very important in regard to genetic counselling.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hajdu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marton
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Papp
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hruby
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Papp
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D006831:Polyhydramnios; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal