"Porcelain heart" cardiomyopathy secondary to hyperparathyroidism: Radiographic, echocardiographic, and cardiac CT appearances

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 402-404

  Freeman, James ^a   Dodd, Jonathan D ^a   Ridge, Carol A ^a   O'Neill, Ailbhe ^a   McCreery, Charles ^a   Quinn, Martin ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Calcinosis complications; Calcinosis diagnosis; Cardiomyopathies diagnosis; Humans; Tomography; X ray computed

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE;

AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKINESIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78650975551     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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