Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 4, Issue 6 , Pages 402-404, November 2010

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

  • James Freeman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland
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  • Jonathan D. Dodd, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Carol A. Ridge, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland
    • ,
  • Ailbhe O’Neill, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland
    • ,
  • Charles McCreery, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland
    • ,
  • Martin Quinn, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland

Received 10 June 2010; accepted 23 August 2010. published online 02 September 2010.

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.

Keywords: Calcinosis/complications, Calcinosis/diagnosis, Cardiomyopathies/diagnosis, Humans, Tomography, X-ray computed

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 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

 Supplementary material for this article may be found at http://www.CardiacCTjournal.com

PII: S1934-5925(10)00468-5

doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2010.08.005

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 4, Issue 6 , Pages 402-404, November 2010

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