RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Idiopathic infantile arterial calcification in two siblings: failure of treatment with diphosphonate.
JF British Heart Journal
JO Heart
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society
SP 156
OP 159
DO 10.1136/hrt.64.2.156
VO 64
IS 2
A1 G Stuart
A1 C Wren
A1 H Bain
YR 1990
UL http://heart.bmj.com/content/64/2/156.abstract
AB Two siblings with idiopathic infantile arterial calcification are reported. The fetal and postnatal echocardiographic features were a large pericardial effusion, thickened pulmonary and aortic valves, poor pulsation of the descending aorta, and calcification of the great vessels. In one patient calcification was first detected at 33 weeks' gestation. Despite treatment with disodium etidronate both children died.