A tale of comet tail: multiple pellets in the heart.

BMJ Case Rep

Department of Cardiology, Homerton Hospital, London, UK.

Published: October 2014

A 66-year-old man who presented with chest pain was assessed with a CT coronary angiogram that showed multiple hyperdense bodies. Echocardiography documented a comet tail artefact, an uncommon ultrasonic finding but no other abnormality.

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