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Myocardial calcification following a large myocardial infarction was identified as a rare cause of diastolic dysfunction presenting as heart failure.
Myocardial calcification can be a rare cause of diastolic dysfunction in patients with a history of myocardial infarction.
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Consider in post-MI diastolic HF; Level 5 evidence leaves open prevalence and management.
A 65 year old man who suffered a large anteroapical myocardial infarction 12 years previously was admitted to the cardiology ward for investigation of heart failure. A roentgen chest x ray showed calcification projecting onto the apex of the heart which …
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Müllens et al. (2006) studied this question. Myocardial calcification following a large myocardial infarction was identified as a rare cause of diastolic dysfunction presenting as heart failure.
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