Endomyocardial nodular calcification as a cause of heart failure.
Massive cardiac calcification is rare, occurring in association with chronic diseases or more commonly with previous myocardial infarction. We present an intriguing case of massive myocardial calcification of the left ventricle in a young patient with restrictive cardiomyopathy and progressive heart failure who required transplantation. The patient's history and clinical presentation did not reveal the etiology of the myocardial calcification.
Department of Cardiovascular Pathology, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX 77225-0345, USA.
Ana Maria
AM
Segura
Rajko
R
Radovancevic
John H
JH
Connelly
Pranav
P
Loyalka
Igor D
ID
Gregoric
L Maximillian
LM
Buja
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002313:Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult