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Case Reports
. 2010 Nov-Dec;4(6):402-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2010.08.005. Epub 2010 Sep 20.

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

James Freeman  1 , Jonathan D Dodd, Carol A Ridge, Ailbhe O'Neill, Charles McCreery, Martin Quinn
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"Porcelain heart" cardiomyopathy secondary to hyperparathyroidism: radiographic, echocardiographic, and cardiac CT appearances

James Freeman et al. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2010 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

We report the radiographic, echocardiographic and cardiac CT appearances of 'porcelain heart' in an 85-year-old woman who presented with progressive heart failure. The extensive myocardial calcification was secondary to hyperparathyroidism with renal failure.

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