Unexplained extensive calcification of the venae cavae extending into the right atrium causing partial obstruction of the tricuspid valve

BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Jun 5:2014:bcr2014204070. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-204070.

Authors

Hashir Kareem¹, Tom Devasia¹, Krishnananda Nayak², Sumit Agarwal¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
² Department of Cardiovascular Technology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Adult
Calcinosis / complications
Calcinosis / diagnosis*
Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging
Echocardiography
Female
Heart Atria / pathology*
Humans
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / etiology*
Vena Cava, Inferior / diagnostic imaging
Vena Cava, Inferior / pathology*