| Literature DB >> 11514499 |
Abstract
Extensive papillary muscle calcification is quite a rare finding in echocardiographic examinations. A case of a 71 year old man with isolated calcification of the papillary muscles, detected by fluoroscopy and confirmed by echocardiography, is presented. Intracardiac calcifications in patients with prior right coronary artery occlusion and mitral regurgitation should suggest the possibility of posteromedial papillary muscle calcification and dysfunction.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11514499 PMCID: PMC1729908 DOI: 10.1136/heart.86.3.e8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Heart ISSN: 1355-6037 Impact factor: 5.994