Intramyocardial Calcification in a Patient with Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Satoshi Kaimoto; Tatsuya Kawasaki; Michiyo Yamano; Shigeyuki Miki; Tadaaki Kamitani; Hiroki Sugihara

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7323

CASE REPORTS

Intramyocardial Calcification in a Patient with Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Satoshi Kaimoto, Tatsuya Kawasaki, Michiyo Yamano, Shigeyuki Miki, Tadaaki Kamitani, Hiroki Sugihara

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Keywords: intramyocardial calcification, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, echocardiography, multidetector computed tomography

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2012 Volume 51 Issue 12 Pages 1523-1526

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7323

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Abstract

Intramyocardial calcification is a very rare condition. We report a case of a 72-year-old man with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, who was initially suspected of having a thrombus in the left ventricular apex on echocardiography, but was finally diagnosed as having apical intramyocardial calcification on multidetector computed tomography. The mechanism of developing intramyocardial calcification remains to be elucidated, but the patient has been stable for more than 2 years.

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