A case of mobile and massive calcifications in the left ventricle with unknown etiology

Masashi Kawamura; Taichi Sakaguchi; Yasushi Yoshikawa; Yoshiki Sawa

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01364.x

A case of mobile and massive calcifications in the left ventricle with unknown etiology

J Card Surg. 2012 May;27(3):303-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01364.x. Epub 2011 Dec 12.

Authors

Masashi Kawamura¹, Taichi Sakaguchi, Yasushi Yoshikawa, Yoshiki Sawa

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.

PMID: 22151004
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01364.x

Abstract

We report a case of mobile and massive calcification in the left ventricle of unknown etiology. The pathophysiology and management of this unique condition is described.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Calcinosis / diagnosis*
Calcinosis / etiology
Calcinosis / surgery
Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
Cardiomyopathies / etiology
Cardiomyopathies / surgery
Female
Heart Ventricles / pathology*
Heart Ventricles / surgery
Humans