Calcified anterior myocardial infarction depicted by cardiac MRI

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2011 Mar;12(3):189-90. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328335652f.

Abstract

We present the case of a 68-year-old man with previous history of myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass grafting. An initial chest X-ray showed a curvilinear calcification involving the left-sided profile of the mediastinal shadow. Cardiac MRI cine images demonstrated findings compatible with a calcified anterior myocardial infarction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Calcinosis / diagnosis*
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine*
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
  • Myocardial Infarction / surgery
  • Predictive Value of Tests