A case of massive dystrophic cardiac calcinosis with increased bone resorption markers: A novel pathophysiologic link?

Cardiology in Review

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 306-308

  Davutoglu, Vedat ^a,b   Kervancioglu, Selim ^a   Sezen, Yusuf ^a   Gunay, Nurullah ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Guneykent Mah   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bone resorption markers; Computed tomography; Dystrophic cardiac calcinosis; Echocardiography; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CALCINOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; BONE RESORPTION; CALCINOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 7044231647     PISSN: 10615377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.crd.0000144102.76080.fd     Document Type: Article

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