title: Calcified apical cardiomyopathy: a rare form of endomyocardial fibrosis.
abstract: Endomyocardial fibrosis is a rare cardiomyopathy characterized by thickening of the endocardium, which leads to a restrictive phenotype. Differential diagnosis with other forms of cardiomyopathy may not always be straightforward and various imaging modalities are frequently necessary. In the present case, we report a patient with heart failure of uncertain origin, in whom, after an in-depth instrumental evaluation, a rare variant of endomyocardial fibrosis was diagnosed.
authors.affiliation: aFondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio bCNR, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sbrana
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coceani
authors.forename: Pier Giorgio
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Masci
authors.forename: Emilio M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Pasanisi
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rovai
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004452:Echocardiography; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography