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Left Ventricle Calcification
GABRIEL PÉREZ BAZTARRICA1 , SÁNCHEZ2 , FABIO RAFAEL PORCILE MTSAC, 3

Cardiac calcifications typically occur in the valves, the sinus and atrioventricular node, the coronary arteries and more rarely in the ventricular myocardium as sequelae of a previous heart attack. These latter are associated with complications, which include heart failure, systemic embolisms and arrhythmia.
This is an exceptional case of severe myocardial calcification associated with heart failure refractory to medical treatment.
This is a 58 year old patient with a history of a previous myocardial infarction that progresses to ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (10% left ventricular ejection fraction) with several hospitalizations for heart failure. He is admitted to our hospital for another case of overall heart failure refractory to medical treatment (inotropes and IABP). Both in the anteroposterior chest X-ray, the CT chest scan and the coronary angiography (right oblique view), calcification of the ventricular wall thickness at the lateral and anterior levels, and at the apex of the heart (solid arrows) can be observed.
The patient was referred to another center to be evaluated for heart transplantation.

Department of Cardiology – Hospital de la Universidad Abierta Interamericana
MTSAC Full Member of the Argentine Society of Cardiology
1 Director of the Cardiology Residency Program
2 Resident Physician at the Department of Cardiology
3 Chief of the Department of Cardiology

Revista Argentina de Cardiología, Vol. 78, No. 4, January 1, 2010

Left Ventricle Calcification

Gabriel Pérez Baztarrica, Fabio Sánchez, Rafael Porcile

Cardiac calcifications normally occur in the valves, the sinus and atrioventricular nodes, the coronary arteries and less frequently in the ventricular myocardium as a result of a previous heart attack.  These last few are associated with complications, including cardiac failure, systemic embolisms and arrhythmias.

This is an exceptional case of severe myocardial calcification associated with medical treatment of refractory cardiac failure.

This is regarding a 58 year old patient with a history of previous myocardial infarctions resulting in a necrotic dilated cardiomyopathy (left ventricular ejection fraction of 10%) with multiple hospitalizations due to cardiac failure.  Admitted to our center for medical treatment (inotropes and BCIA – Biofeedback Certification International Alliance) of another overall refractory cardiac failure symptom.  Both in the anteroposterior chest x-ray; chest tomography and coronary angiography (left oblique view) show the previous level of wall thickness calcification, lateral and cardiac apex (Solid arrows).

The patient was referred to another center for a cardiac transplant evaluation.

 

Calcification of the left ventricle

Revista Argentina de Cardiología. Vol 78. No 4. January 1, 2010

 

Gabriel Perez Baztarrica, Fabio Sanchez, Rafael Porcile

 

Cardiac calcifications usually occur in the valves, sinus and atrioventricular node, the coronary arteries and rarely in the ventricular myocardium as a result of a past heart attack (myocardial infarction). The latter are associated with complications including heart failure, systemic embolism and arrhythmias.

This is an exceptional case of severe myocardial calcification, associated with heart failure refractory to medical treatment.

This is a 58 years old patient, with a history of previous myocardial infarction that developed into a necrotic dilated cardiomyopathy (10% left ventricular ejection fraction) with several heart failure hospitalization. He is admitted to our medical center due to another global heart failure refractory to medical treatment (Inotropic sand IABP). Both in the anteroposterior chest x-ray and CT and coronary angiography (right oblique view) are evidence of the calcification of the ventricular wall thickness at the anterior and lateral level and at the cardiac apex (continuous arrows).

The patient was referred to another facility to be evaluated for a heart transplant.

 

Revista Argentina de Cardiología. Vol 78. No 4. January 1, 2010

Left Ventricular Calcification

Gabriel Perez Baztarrica, Fabio Sanchez, and Rafael Porcile

Cardiac calcifications usually occur in the valves, sinus and atrioventricular node, the coronary arteries and rarely in the ventricular myocardium as an aftermath of a previous infarct. These last ones are associated with complications which include heart failure, systematic embolism and arrhythmia.

This is an exceptional case of severe myocardial calcification associated with refractory heart failure to medical treatment.

This is a 58 year old patient with a history of myocardial infarction that evolves into a necrotic dilated cardiomyopathy (left ventricular ejection fraction of 10%) with multiples hospitalization for heart failure. Admitted in our center with another symptom of a refractory heart failure to treatment (Inotropes and IABP). Both the anteroposterior chest radiography and chest tomography as well a coronary angiography (right lateral oblique view) shows evidence of calcification thickness in the ventricular wall at the front, lateral and the apex of the heart (following arrows).

The patient was referred to another hospital for a heart transplant evaluation.

Medical Translation

Left Ventricle Calcification

By Gabriel Pérez Baztarrica, Fabio Sánchez, Rafael Porcile.

Source: Revista Argentina de Cardiología, vol. 78, nro. 4, January 1, 2010

 

Cardiac calcifications typically occur in the valves, the sinus and atrioventricular node, the coronary arteries and rarely in the ventricular myocardium as a sequel to a previous infarction. These latter are associated with complications, which include heart failure, systemic embolism and arrhythmias.

This is an exceptional case of severe myocardial calcification associated with heart failure refractory to medical treatment.

This is a 58 year old patient with a history of previous myocardial infarction that evolves to a necrotic dilated cardiomyopathy (left ventricular ejection fraction of 10%) with multiple hospitalizations for heart failure. Admitted to our hospital for another picture of overall heart failure refractory to medical treatment (inotropes and IABP). In all the anteroposterior chest radiographs, chest computed tomography and coronary angiography (right oblique view) calcification of the ventricular wall thickness and lateral to anterior level of the cardiac apex (solid arrows) is evident.

The patient was referred to another center for cardiac transplant evaluation.

Argentine Cardiology Magazine

Volume 78, n.4   January 1, 2010

 Left Ventricle Calcification

 Gabriel Pérez Baztarrica¹,Fabio Sánchez², Rafael Porcile ^MTSAC.3

Cardiac calcifications happen in general in the valves, the sinoatrial node and the atrioventricular, the coronary arteries and most rarely in the ventricular myocardial as a consequence of a previous infarction. These latter are associated with complications, which cause heart failure, systemic embolism and arrhythmias.

This is an exceptional case of a serious myocardial associated with heart failure refractory of medical treatment.

The patient is 58 years old with history of previous myocardial that evolved to a dilated cardiomyopathy necrotic (10% fraction ejection of the left ventricle calcification) with multiple hospitalizations due to heart failure.  Admitted in our center for a similar case of global refractory heart failure for medical treatment (inotropic and IABP).  Both front and back chest X-ray, chest cat scan and coronary angiography (right oblique view), show thickness calcification of the ventricular wall at the anterior and top level of the heart (solid arrows).

The patient was referred to another center for a heart transplant evaluation.

 

Department of Cardiology –Hospital de la Universidad Abierta Interamericana

^MTSC Full Member of the Argentine Society of Cardiology

¹Director of the Cardiology Residency Program

²Resident Physician at the Department of Cardiology

³Chief of the Department of Cardiology

Medical article translation

Revista Argentina de Cardiologia, Vo. 78 No. 4, January 1, 2010

Left Ventricular Calcification

By Gabriel Perez Baztarrica¹, Fabio Sanchez², Rafael Porcile ^MTSAC3

Cardiac calcifications usually occur in the valves, the sinus node and atrioventricular, the coronary arteries and more rarely in the ventricular myocardium as consequence of a prior heart attack. The latter ones are associated with complications related to heart failure, systemic embolism, and arrhythmias.

This is an exceptional case of serious myocardium calcification associated with heart failure infarction to medical treatment

This is a 58-year-old patient with previous medical history of myocardial infarction that developed to a dilated cardiomyopathy necrotic (left-ventricular ejection fraction 10%) with multiple hospitalizations for heart failure. The patient was admitted to our center for presenting another global heart failure infarction to medical treatment (inotropic and BCIA). In his anteroposterior chest x-ray, chest tomography, and the coronary angiography (right oblique view) calcification of the ventricular wall thickness to anterior and lateral level and the tip of the heart are evident (solid arrows).

The patient was referred to another center for evaluation for heart transplant

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Cardiology Department- Hospital of the Universidad Abierta Interamericana

^MTS–        Member of the Argentinian Society of Cardiology

1-     Director of the Residency of Cardiology

2-     Resident physician at the department of cardiology

3-     Chief physician at the department of cardiology

Argentine Cardiology Journal, Vol 78, no.4, January 1, 2010

 

Calcification of the Left Ventricle

 

Cardiac calcification usually occurs in the valves, the sinus and atrioventricular nodes, coronary arteries and most rarely in the ventricular myocardium as a consequence of a previous heart attack. These are associated with complications, among which are related to heart failure, stroke, and arrhythmias.

This is an exceptional case of serious myocardial calcification associated with heart failure resistant to medical treatment.

This a fifty-eight year old patient with a previous history of myocardial infarction that evolved to dilated necrotic cardiomyopathy (ejection fraction of 10% of the left ventricle) with multiple hospitalizations for heart failure. Admitted into our center for another symptom of total heart failure resistant to medical treatment. (Inotropic or BCIA). As well in anteroposterior chest x-rays, tomography of the chest and coronary angiography (see right oblique) signals calcification of ventricular wall thickness at the same and previous level and at the apex of the heart(arrows to continue),

The patient was taken to another medical center under evaluation for a heart transplant.