title: A tale of comet tail: multiple pellets in the heart.
abstract: A 66-year-old man who presented with chest pain was assessed with a CT coronary angiogram that showed multiple hyperdense bodies. Echocardiography documented a comet tail artefact, an uncommon ultrasonic finding but no other abnormality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Homerton Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kanyal
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Homerton Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Waleed
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Arshad
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Homerton Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Arvinder
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kurbaan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Homerton Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Han B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016477:Artifacts; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals